Loss of Fluvial Process Function Impacts Habitat and Biological Communities
Channel modification and habitat degradation are considered the greatest impairments to water quality. Many streams have lost their ability to support functions such as providing critical habitat, recreation, drinking water supply, and flood control by impacts to the balance of sediment and discharge relationship. EnviroScience uses proven restoration methods to revitalize degraded systems or improve existing conditions. Our experience with aquatic communities lends itself to a unique approach to stream restoration projects. Understanding the habitat requirements of individual species results in successful restoration projects that meet project objectives. Our Restoration Biologist has a multidisciplinary knowledge of fluvial systems that allows for assessment, design and implementation of restoration projects.
Mink at Laurel Creek
One of the many goals of our stream and wetland restoration projects is to provide a foundation for ecological recovery and habitat enhancement. Here a mink was observed swimming and running through the project area at Laurel Creek, a tributary to Tinkers Creek in Twinsburg, Ohio located within the Cuyahoga River Watershed. This project was a stream and wetland restoration completed in 2011 by RiverWorks, an Akron based partnership consisting of EnviroScience, Inc., GPD Group, and RiverReach Construction.
