The Windham Regional Commission (WRC) is pleased to announce that it has secured funding from the State of Vermont, Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Ecosystem Restoration Program, for developing final designs for restoration of 200’ of Adams Brook in Newfane.
Following the Tropical Storm Irene flood of 2011, bed armor treatments were applied to approximately 200 feet of Adams Brook in Newfane, VT. These treatments resulted in significant impacts to aquatic resources which continue to occur today. The depth, sizing and gradation of bed armor were not appropriate and the transition to and from natural streambed elevation was too large and too abrupt.
A prior project assessed the stream geomorphology of approximately 1,500 feet of Adams Brook and developed a conceptual restoration plan for the 200+/- feet of bed armor. This project will finalize 100% design plans and cost estimates for the implementation stage of the project. The final construction stage project will include removal of excess bed armor, creation of low flow and bankfull stream channels, stabilization of eroding banks, and restoration of aquatic organism passage and fish habitat.
For more information contact John Bennett at (802) 257-4547 x110 or johnbenn@windhamregional.org
