Restore approximately 1.9 miles of severely degraded stream in the Goose Creek Watershed, which has been identified as habitat for the federally endangered Carolina heelsplitter freshwater mussel. Project will supplement the stream restoration project with six (6) bed-load stabilization structures, which will also be used to reestablish laboratory propagated or transplanted freshwater mussels within the project area.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southeast Aquatics
Project Title: Stevens Creek Stream Restoration Project (NC)
Organization:
Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services
Project ID:
1906.17.058529
Description:
Award Amount:
$120000.00
Location:
The proposed project is located on Stevens Creek and one if its tributaries in Mint Hill, NC, which is in southeastern Mecklenburg County. The creek is between Thompson Road and Interstate 485 and flows generally from the northwest to southeast. It flows through areas of privately owned single