The Holly Creek directly provides habitat for a diverse assemblage of native fish and freshwater mussels and is home to six federally listed and one at-risk species. Holly Creek including the habitat at the project site supports a cool-water recreational fishery. The aquatic habitat has been degraded from poultry pollution caused by insufficient riparian buffers along streams and incompatible land management techniques. This watershed is a high-priority watershed with The Nature Conservancy, Limestone Valley RC&D as well as USFWS and SARP. TNC and the Limestone Valley have been using the SARP Protocol to survey culverts and determine high-priority restoration sites. The project will restore the riparian buffer by planting native vegetation and use natural channel design techniques to stabilize the eroding stream bank.

Project Timeline:

December 2020-Design and Permitting, NEPA and ESA Compliance
Early October 2021: Mobilization and Site Preparation
Mid October 2021: Construction of Toe wood and Vegetated Geo-lifts
Late October 2021: Riparian Planting

Project Partners:

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI)
Corblu Inc.
Limestone Valley RC&D
Private landowner
Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership
US Fish and Wildlife Service