River Restoration with HRWA
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The River Restoration Program works on projects like:
Restoring and replanting on the West Harpeth after the damage sustained from the 2003 tornado and from the Highway 96 Bridge built by TDOT.
Running the Volunteer River Restoration Corps (VRRC) that works in all six counties in the watershed. The VRRC has already planted over 17,000 trees and installed stream bank stabilization projects in Brentwood, in the Narrows, West Harpeth, along the Turnbull in Kingston Springs, in Franklin, and in Spring Hill, including Jerry Erwin Park.
Developing a stream enhancement plan for headwaters of the Harpeth in Eagleville and replanting trees along streams to provide shade so the oxygen levels in these streams will improve and meet state standards. Reforesting stream banks (also called restoring a riparian corridor) is an important part of maintaining the health of our river.
We re-establish a complex network of roots that helps hold streambank soil in place during high water flows, filter pollutants from runoff, provide shade for the stream and leaf litter (food for aquatic insects which are in turn food for the fish). These efforts reduce erosion and pollution as well as helping to minimize the chances of flooding during heavy rains.
By letting streambanks grow wild again, giving each bank a No-Mow Zone, and planting trees to recreate lost forests, individuals throughout the watershed are working with HRWA to ensure long-term water quality improvements.
