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Winston-Salem Lansing Creeper Trail Park Regional Office
Regional Office Stream Restoration Project
Foggy Mountain Nursery has implemented and designed numerous stream restoration projects
for several state, federal, and local entities such as The Nature Conservancy, Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, The Ecosystem
Enhancement Program, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Blue
Ridge Resources and Development, New River Conservancy and numerous soil and water conservation
districts. We are qualified and experienced stream restoration specialists.
Funding for this project was acquired by the Greater Lansing Area Development Committee and
the Town of Lansing through grant monies awarded by the Fish America Foundation and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. This restoration project must be completed by August 1, 2016, or funding will be
revoked, therefore it is imperative that we acquire the necessary permits required to begin construction
at the Lansing Park/Big Horse Creek Restoration Project. Also, the greenway and parking area
construction at Lansing Creeper Trail is at a halt until we complete the stream restoration necessary.
Money to build the greenway and park was acquired through CWMTF and the Parks and Recreation
Trust Fund, and these funds are also subject to a time -sensitive agreement to complete the project.
The primary goal of this project is to protect water quality, prevent and repair erosion and mass
wasting of stream banks, reduce pollutants entering the stream, and protect, enhance and improve fish
and aquatic wildlife habitat in this section of Big Horse Creek. Indirectly this project will also benefit the
community and economy of the small town of Lansing by encouraging tourism.
In order to design and prepare for the project we acquired BEHI data, and our design team
performed in -stream surveys to get an accurate representation of the stream morphology present in Big
Horse Creek. We worked with Joe Mickey (retired NCWRC Fisheries Biologist) and Allison Kemp -Sullivan
(P.E.) to ensure that our design will be effective and successful at attaining our project goals. The in -
stream structures (as shown in the design) are located at the most critically eroding areas of our reach
and will provide dependable stability for the stream and its banks while providing/improving habitat for
fish and other aquatic wildlife. Structure locations were reviewed by a NCWRC habitat specialist and
engineer and all suggestions were taken into consideration when our design was modified. Cross -vanes
have been placed in areas where the stream was observed lacking variation (little or no stream
dynamics), and where the water is flat and has a low pool -riffle ratio. Cross -vanes will create variety in
habitat and also increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in pools for fish and aquatic wildlife. Rock -
vanes have been placed in areas where the thalweg needs to be redirected away from the banks toward
stream center. Root wads are strategically located according to NCWRC's suggestions and will serve to
arm the banks against erosion and also provide woody habitat important to trout and other aquatic
wildlife present in the stream.The design incorporates sloping and planting the stream banks with native
vegetation to provide stability to the banks, filter pollutants, and serve as wildlife habitat. Both sides of
the stream are owned by the Town of Lansing as well as several hundred feet on either side above and
below the project site, therefore there will be no potential threat to any adjoining land owner.
Our design is not based on a reference reach at this time; however it is based onextensive
experience working on stream and habitat restoration, and on suggestions from several qualified and
experienced biologists, local conservation entities and other stream restoration specialists which have
all been taken into consideration and implemented in our final design. To find a reference reach similar
to our project reach (with one tributary, and similar morphology and surroundings) will be tirr
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consuming and difficult. Since our project is time -sensitive the closest we have to a reference reach
would be the 900 foot reach of stream directly downstream of our project area.
The alternative to this project would be to leave it as -is. This would be detrimental to the park,
as the bank is steadily eroding into the area where the greenway is proposed, and in its current state
poses a danger to visitors to the park. If the project is not permitted to move forward hundreds of
volunteer, partner, and research and development hours will have been in vain, and donated resources
and materials from partners may not be available anymore. However, if the project is permitted all
partners, the Town of Lansing, visitors, and the ecosystem present at Big Horse Creek will benefit.

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1 Temporary and Permanent seed mixes and mulching shall be installed over disturbed areas daily.
2. Temporary and Permanent seed mixes shall be installed underneath coir matting used to stabilize
stream banks to reduce sediment movement.
3. Temporary and Permanent seed mixes shall be stabilized with mulching at the time of installation to
prevent migration and encourage growth.
4. The planting of buffer vegetation and live stakes will occur during the dormant, season.
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1 Live stakes shall be planted ata minimum of two rows deep with three foot centers along the
stream enhancement reaches.
2, Live stake materials shall be dormant and gathered locally or purchased from a reputable
commercial supplier.
3. Live stakes shall be 11 -tin in diameter, 2 to 3 feet in length and living based on the presence of
young buds and green bark.
4Stakes shall be angled on the bottom and cut flush on the to with buds oriented upwards, side
branches shall be removed.
5. Stakes shall be kept cool and moist to improve survival and to maintain dormancy.
6. Stakes shall be driven into the ground ina rubber hammer or by creating a pilot hole and
slipping the stake into it.
7The stakes shall be tamped in at a right angle to the slope with 2/3 of the stake installed below
the ground surface. The soil all be firrnly packed around the hole after installation.
8. At least two buds shall remain above ground surface.
9« Split stakes shall not be installed.
10. Refer to the planting legends and stream bank channel planing detail for the species list,
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density and planting design.
Container Planting Notes
1. Shrubs and seedlings planted in zones 2,3 and 4 shall be installed using container plants.
2. The trees and shrubs shall be planted in rows or natural clusters in accordance with the final design and
approved riparian buffer planting detail.
3. When planting container plants, the soil shall be loosed to a depth of at least 5 inches. Container plants
shall be planted in a vertical position with the root collar approximately 1/2 inch below the soil surface in
holes created by a spread or shovel. The plant stem shall remain upright on its own after being planted an
soil shall be replaced around the transplanted vegetation and tamped around the shrub or tree firmly to
eliminate air pockets. I
Temporary Seed Mix and Specifications
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Disturbed soils within the riparian areas will be amended to pride an optimum environment for
seed germination and seedling growth. Surface soils will be loose enough for water infiltration
and root penetration. Lime will be added to the soil to ensure a pH level between 5.5 - 7.
Fertilizer (18-46-0) will be added to nutrient deficient areas. All riparian areas will be raked to
loosen compacted soil prior to seeding.
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Ohio Prairie Nursery Riparian Mix Which includes the following species. Indian Grass, Big
Bluestem, Virginia Wild Rye, Little Bluestem, Nodding Wild Rye, Switch Grass, Partridge Pea, Deer -tong,*,#
Grass, Purple Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Spotted Joe Pye, Blue Vervain, Tall fronweed, Wingstem,
Flat-topped White Aster, Cnimson-eyed Rose Mallow, New England Aster, Purple stemmed aster, Autumn
Bentgrass, Woolgrass, Common Rush
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Construction Notes
A trench shall be dug in a manner that the footer rocks, cross header rocks and a minimum of 1/3 of the ving header rocks are
buried beneath the bed SUrface elevation Rocks are precisely placed with a track -hoe that has a hydraUlfthumb. Footer rocks
shall be plai­ed first �AAh .anrjar rocks placed on ton prior to backfilling the trench. in the center (cross) pu7"jon the header rocks
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shall be placed so that the top of the header rock is an elevation equal to the proposed bed elevation. Ger,; textile fabric shall be
placed in the trench with approx. 2ft overlap, Rock fill material shall be back filled around the fabric. The h­_,ader rocks on the wing
portion shall be placed so that they slope up from tuhe bed elevation at the cross portion, to a bank full elevation and meetthe bank
at 20-30 deg. angle, Header and footer rocks at both ends shall be tied in securely to the bank to eliminat"_- the possibility of water
diversion,
Sills should be buried at a depth of approx. 0.5- 1' below ground elevation and wrapped with geo-textude diva tying into vane wing.
Sill should be a min. of 6 ft in to the bank- Minimum boulder diameter should be 4-5 ft.
Fi(j,RE 15. TNpIcal cross-krane sho-wint-) p1mi and cross-section N-je-vNs. NOTE': Thtnre should be no
-aps kktx\ccn the rocks irs the cross -vane.
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The lower rc­k (head, rocki footer will be placed followed by the head rock to set the friffial structure elav:.Aicin, The
subsequent rock moving,,, up stream) and associated footers will than be set sighting the proposed 20-Y; degrees bank
deflection line Rock Placement follows moving Up stream at a 2-10% slope until a bank full elevation is ­�,,ached at the end
of the strui-Iture wi-q. A rock sill shall be constructed perpendicular to the bank at the bank end of the vase. A ditch shall be
dug down to the fo.oler elevation and approximately 6-8 feet long- Large boulder 14-5 feel, diameter) shal., be placed so as to
tie to the bank end of the vane. Geo textile fabric shall be placed on the upstream side of the sill and the rock vane and then
back filled with river coble.
Sills should be buried at a depth of approx. 0.5-1' below ground -elevation and seated with geo textile and, tying into vane wing.
Sill should be a n1in, of 6 ft in to the bank, Minimum -boulder diar etar should be 4-5 ft.
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Construction Notes
A trench shall be dug parallel to the stream at the bottom of bank to depth of the diameter of the footer tog. A footer log shall
be placed in said ditch with the root -wad placed on top of the log. The roots of the log should be placed on the stream side of
the footer log, with the log portion (15') being placed perpendicular to the stream. A trench will to be dug perpendicular to the
stream forthe log portion of the root -wad. A large boulder (465' diameter) will be placed on the down stream side and on the
up stream side to secure the root -wad.
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3, BdWdeM should be ei�dd6ri in the bottom of the strOalrri 1/4 of the diameter of the
boulder.
4. Boulders should be placed so as the boulder will be submerged in normal flow.
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Creston NC 28615
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