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Kitchen Creek CREP & Stream Bank Stabilization Project Project Sponsors: Greenbrier Valley Conservation District West Virginia Conservation Agency U.S.D.A Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S.D.A NRCS Appalachian Plant Materials Center U.S.D.A Farm Service Agency U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Trout Unlimited Greenbrier River Watershed Association West Virginia Division of Highways District Nine Ducks Unlimited Clinton Kirk, Landowner This project is intended to demonstrate the importance and feasibility of utilizing buffers along streams to prevent non-point source pollution from agriculture and cost effective methods of stream bank stabilization for erosion control. Eroded stream bank is sloped to reduce energy from high water Site 1 Straw erosion control blanket is put down to hold soil short term Erosion control blanket is trenched in to prevent high water from undercutting Trees and grass is planted to hold soil long term Trees provided by NRCS Plant Materials Center Site 1, one week after completion Site 2 Stream bank is sloped Erosion control blanket, trees and grass is applied to the site Grass seed is applied to the disturbed riparian area and a 4weeler is used as a cultipacker Site 2, one week after completion Site 3, before restoration Banks are sloped and seeded Footers are dug for log vain construction When necessary, wildlife was removed from the site and relocated Log vain anchored into stream bank When available, rocks and trees from the site were used Completed log structure Completed log structure Sometimes the erosion control blankets needed to be cut to fit the site Site 3, after completion Site 4 Rock bar pulled out of stream and used to re-build the eroded stream bank Bermuda Grass from NRCS Plant Materials Center used to mulch and re-vegetate site Landowner spreads Bermuda grass sprigs Bermuda grass sprigs must be watered when they are applied Bermuda grass sprigs one week after application Site 4 Before restoration After restoration Site 5 Highly eroded banks Placing rock for structure near bridge Large rock was brought in from a local quarry for the structure Large flat rocks existing on the property were used as footers for the rock vain Completed rock vain Fence building crew form the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited build CREP buffer fence Spring gates are installed as needed Electric fence charger and signs are included with this fence Bird house and wood duck box also provided