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Home -- Multimedia Resources
Mitigation Monitoring Reports
Seventh Growing Season (2015) [.pdf 46MB]
Fifth Growing Season (2013) [.pdf 179MB]
Third Growing Season (2011) [.pdf 140.7MB]
Second Growing Season (2010) [.pdf 28.9MB]
First Growing Season (2009) [.pdf 25.2MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports
Seventh Year Post Construction (2015) [.pdf 32MB]*
Fifth Year Post Construction (2013) [.pdf 8.5MB]
Fourth Year Post Construction (2012) [.pdf 4.2MB]*
Third Year Post Construction (2011) [.pdf 8.9MB]*
Second Year Post Construction (2010) [.pdf 1.8MB]*
First Year Post Construction (2009) [.pdf 20.6MB]
Pre-Construction (2008) [.pdf 15.5MB]
Pre-Construction (2007) [.pdf 30.6MB]
* Voluntary supplemental monitoring summaries only.
Mitigation Monitoring Reports: Reaches 1 and 1A
Seventh Growing Season (2015) [.pdf 8MB]
Fifth Growing Season (2013) [.pdf 34.1MB]
Third Growing Season (2011) [.pdf 37.7MB]
Second Growing Season (2010) [.pdf 11.6MB]
First Growing Season (2009) [.pdf 17.5MB]
Mitigation Monitoring Reports: Reaches 2 - 4B
Seventh Growing Season (2016) - Pending
Fifth Growing Season (2014) [.pdf 92.5MB]
Third Growing Season (2012) [.pdf 107.1MB]
Second Growing Season (2011) [.pdf 50.4MB]
First Growing Season (2010) [.pdf 117.7MB]
Mitigation Monitoring Reports: Reaches 5 and 6
Fifth Growing Season (2015) [.pdf 45MB]
Third Growing Season (2013) [.pdf 58.2MB]
Second Growing Season (2012) [.pdf 36.7MB]
First Growing Season (2011) [.pdf 105.2MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports: Reaches 2 - 4B
Seventh Year Post Construction (2016) - Pending
Fifth Year Post Construction (2014) [.pdf 19.80MB]
Fourth Year Post Construction (2013) [.pdf 2.4MB]*
Third Year Post Construction (2012) [.pdf 2.4MB]*
Second Year Post Construction (2011) [.pdf 110.1KB]*
First Year Post Construction (2010) [.pdf 9.6MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports: Reaches 5 and 6
Fifth Year Post Construction (2015) [.pdf 12MB]
Fourth Year Post Construction (2014) [.pdf .68 MB]*
Third Year Post Construction (2013) [.pdf 938KB]*
Second Year Post Construction (2012) [.pdf 1.4MB]*
First Year Post Construction (2011) [.pdf 10.9MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports: Preconstruction
Pre-Construction (2009) [.pdf 36.3MB]
Pre-Construction (2008) [.pdf 7.9MB]
Pre-Construction (2007) [.pdf 17.5MB]
* Voluntary supplemental monitoring summaries only.
Mitigation Monitoring Reports: Forest Edge North and South
Fifth Growing Season (2015) [.pdf 41MB]
Third Growing Season (2013) [.pdf 55MB]
Second Growing Season (2012) [.pdf 191KB]
First Growing Season (2011) [.pdf 60.9MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports: Forest Edge North and South
Fifth Year Post Construction (2015) [.pdf 8.4MB]
First Year Post Construction (2011) [.pdf 11.9MB]
Benthic Monitoring Reports: Preconstruction
Pre-Construction (2009) [.pdf 22.2MB]
Pre-Construction (2008) [.pdf 22.8MB]
Pre-Construction (2007) [.pdf 33.3MB]
Photos and Videos of Recent Extreme Weather:
Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, August 28 and September 8, 2011
Tropical Storm Hanna, September 6, 2008
Concept:
Overall Concept Plan for the Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank [.pdf 6.9MB]
Approval for the overall concept plan [.pdf 596KB]
Overall Maps:
Overall Map for Snakeden and The Glade[.pdf 2.0MB]
Wildlife and Biological Monitoring:
2007 Biological Monitoring Report for the Snakeden Watershed [.pdf 50.0MB]
2008 Biological Monitoring Report for the Snakeden Watershed [.pdf 19.6MB]
Monitoring Location Map for the Snakeden Watershed [.pdf 532KB]
2007 Biological Monitoring Report for the Glade Watershed [.pdf 19.3MB]
2008 Biological Monitoring Report for the Glade Watershed [.pdf 16.2MB]
Monitoring Location Map for the Glade Watershed [.pdf 843KB]
2007 Biological Monitoring Report for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 17.3MB]
2008 Biological Monitoring Report for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 25.1MB]
Monitoring Location Map for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 274KB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 1 [.pdf 3.6MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 2 [.pdf 5.4MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 3 [.pdf 5.8MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 4 [.pdf 7.9MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 5 [.pdf 7.0MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Glade, Reach 6 [.pdf 5.7MB]
Wildlife Habitat Assessment for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 35MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 1 [.pdf 7.4MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 2 [.pdf 10.5MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 3 [.pdf 9.3MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 4 [.pdf 10.9MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 5 [.pdf 20.6MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment for the Glade, Reach 6 [.pdf 18.3MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Report for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 7.9MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Map 1 fo 5 for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 4.9MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Map 2 fo 5 for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 46.0MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Map 3 fo 5 for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 4.9MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Map 4 fo 5 for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 46.6MB]
Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment - Map 5 fo 5 for the Colvin Run Watershed [.pdf 28.0MB]
Bridges:
Typical design of paved pedestrian bridges in The Glade [.pdf 4.2MB]
Typical design of foundations for paved pedestrian bridges in The Glade [.pdf 1.3MB]
Typical design of unpaved pedestrian bridges in The Glade [.pdf 3.4MB]
Typical design of foundations for unpaved pedestrian bridges in The Glade [.pdf 1.2MB]
Other:
View our design page for an overview of the different departments that are working on this project.
Current Letters to Residents:
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, September 26, to review draft preliminary plans for, and walk, Reaches 5 and 6 of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
After the meeting, RA will meet with Glade residents who live near
the "beaver fence" area to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having an area fenced off to restrict beaver activity.
View a meeting location map for the September 26 meeting.
Past Letters to Residents:
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, September 12, to review draft preliminary plans for, and walk, Reaches 5 and 6 of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
View a meeting location map for the September 12 meeting.
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, July 25, to review draft preliminary plans for, and walk, Reaches 5 and 6 of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
View a meeting location map for the July 25 meeting.
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, June 27, to review draft preliminary plans for, and walk, Reaches 5 and 6 of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
View a meeting location map for the June 27 meeting.
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, June 13, for a pre-design walk for Reach 6 of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
View a meeting location map for the June 13 meeting.
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, May 9, for a first review of the final plans for Reaches 4A and 4B of The Glade. [.pdf 74KB]
View a meeting location map for the May 9 meeting
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, April 18 for a pre-design walk for Reach 5 of the Glade. [.pdf 225KB]
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on Saturday, March 28, to review preliminary plans for, and walk, Reach 4 of the Glade. [.pdf 547KB]
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on March 7 to review preliminary plans for, and walk, Reach 4 of the Glade. [.pdf 543KB]
Plant Rescue in the Glade Reaches 1, 2, and 3 will take place
on February 5-7, 2009. [.pdf 1.6MB]
An invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on January 10 or January 17 to review plans for, and walk, Reaches 1, 2, and 3 of the Glade. [.pdf 70KB]
An Invitation to Glade residents and other interested parties. Please join WSSI and RA
on December 13 to walk completed Snakeden reaches, ask questions, and discuss the project. [.pdf 68KB]
View some myths and facts regarding the project. [.pdf 419KB]
Letters of Independent Review:
A letter from Dr. Tess Wynn, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech [.pdf 22KB]
A letter from Fairfax County Staff to the Board of Supervisors responding to a request for
re-evaluation of the Glade stream restoration [.pdf 144KB]
On January 8, 2009, Senator Janet D. Howell and Delegate Kenneth R. Plum requested independent review of the Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank.
The following letters respond to this request.
Response from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. [.pdf 610KB]
Response from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. [.pdf 158KB]
Response from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. [.pdf 70KB]
Letters of Support
A letter from the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia [.pdf 56KB]
A letter from the Nature Conservancy [.pdf 837KB]
A letter from Trout Unlimited [.pdf 340KB]
A letter from the Potomac Conservancy [.pdf 969KB]
A letter from the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District [.pdf 70KB]
A letter from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation [.pdf 179KB]
A letter from the Friends of Reston [.pdf 93KB]
Letters to the Editor
Glad to Have Restored Stream - The Observer, January 23, 2009 [.pdf 24KB]
Support Stream Restoration - The Observer, January 23, 2009 [.pdf 25KB]
Embrace All Beauty - Reston Connection, December 3-9, 2008 [.pdf 94KB]
Stream Restoration Benefits Community - Reston Connection, December 25, 2008,
responding to Stream Project is Re-design, not Restoration [.pdf 110KB]
Snakeden Branch Worthy of the Next Generation - The Observer, November 21, 2008,
responding to Stream Project is Re-design, not Restoration, November 14, 2008 [.pdf 32KB]
2012
An Urban Stream Restoration Case Study: The Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank - Land and Water Magazine, March/April 2012 [.pdf 1.2MB]
2011
Bridging Gap From Reston to Lake Fairfax - Connection, June 8, 2011 [.pdf 863KB]
2010
Reston's Best Revealed - Reston Connection, March 3, 2010 [.pdf 63KB]
Community Heroes Named for Best of Reston Honors - Fairfax Times, March 2, 2010 [.pdf 25KB]
2010 Best of Reston Unveiled - The Observer, February 26, 2010 [.pdf 140KB]
Stream Restoration to Cross Toll Road - Reston Connection, February 3, 2010 [.pdf 71KB]
Stream Restoration Project - Reston Magazine, Spring 2010 [.pdf 542KB]
The Tank is Full - Touchpoint, November 2009 [.pdf 72KB]
2009
Stream Appeal Denied - The Observer, July 24, 2009 [.pdf 156KB]
Snakeden Nearly Finished, Glade Underway - Reston Connection, April 7, 2009 [.pdf 64KB]
Stream Restoration Continues - Reston Connection, March 11, 2009 [.pdf 64KB]
DRB Approves Stream Restoration - Reston Connection, February 4, 2009 [.pdf 64KB]
DRB Approves Stream Project - The Observer, January 30, 2009 [.pdf 793KB]
DRB To Rule on Stream Project Tuesday - The Observer, January 23, 2009 [.pdf 27KB]
Relax, Exhale, Revel in Bigger Picture - Reston Connection, January 14, 2009 [.pdf 24KB]
Stream Restoration Plans Adjusted - Reston Connection, January 14, 2009 [.pdf 23KB]
2008
Stream Decision Deferred - The Observer, December 19, 2008 [.pdf 28KB]
A Stream Reborn - An article about the Stony Run stream restoration project in Baltimore, Winter 2008 [.pdf 675KB]
Well Managed Stream Restoration Vital to Reston - The Reston Connection, December 10, 2008 [.pdf 20KB]
Stream Project Draws Debate - The Observer, December 5, 2008 [.pdf 94KB]
Sweeter Streams in Reston - The Observer, December 5, 2008 [.pdf 94KB]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Reston Connection article, December 3-9, 2008 [.pdf 1.1MB]
Reston Will Repair 14 Miles of Eroded Streams - Washington Post article, January 31, 2008 [.pdf 86KB]
Reston Restores Streams - Fairfax Times article, February 13, 2008 [.pdf 15KB]
Mitigation Bank Finances Major Stream Restoration in Northern Virginia -
Civil Engineering Magazine, April 2008 [.pdf 1.7MB]
Stream Restoration - Reston Resource article, Spring 2008 [.pdf 386KB]
Growing with Reston's Streams - Branching Out article, Spring 2008 [.pdf 1.5MB]
Restoration Project On Track - The Observer article, August 22, 2008 [.pdf 27KB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank: Everything You Want to Know about Stream Restoration North of the Toll Road"
presented to citizens of the Colvin Run watershed and interested parties on March 27, 2010 [.pdf 10.9MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank: Everything You Want to Know about Stream Restoration North of the Toll Road"
presented to citizens of the Colvin Run watershed and interested parties on January 30, 2010 [.pdf 6.1MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank, Status Report"
presented to the RA Board on August 18, 2009 [.pdf 1.8MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank,
The Glade Reaches 5 & 6 Preliminary Plan" presented to the RA Board on August 18, 2009 [.pdf 13.6MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank, Status Report and
The Glade Reach 4A & 4B Final Approval" presented to the RA Board on June 16, 2009 [.pdf 7.7MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank, Appeal of April 21, 2009 DRB Decision,
Snakeden Branch – Reach 13, Tributary 1" presented to the RA Board on May 19, 2009 [.pdf 891KB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank, DRB Monthly Status Report - April 21, 2009,
Snakeden Branch – Reach 13, Glencourse Drainage Improvement, and The Glade Reaches 4A & 4B" presented to the RA Board on April 21, 2009 [.pdf 9.3MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank – Reston Rotary Presentation" presented on January 28, 2009 [.pdf 6.2MB]
"The Glade- Reaches 1, 1A, 2, and 3," presented to the DRB on January 27, 2009 [.pdf 4.2MB]
"Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank – Friends of Reston Status Report" presented on January 27, 2009 [.pdf 5.5MB]
"The Glade- Reaches 1, 1A, 2, and 3" presented to the DRB on December 16, 2008 [.pdf 9.7MB]
"NVSRB - Background and Status," presented on December 2, 2008 [.pdf 10.5MB]
“Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank” presented to the DRB on June 28, 2007 [.pdf 6.8MB]
“Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank” presented to the DRB on December 19, 2006 [.pdf 10.9MB]
Brochures:
Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank informational brochure, November 2011 [.pdf 1.7MB]
Photos:
Plant Save photos from February 5, 6, and 7, 2009
Handout #1 from the December 13, 2008, stream walk [.pdf 2.3MB]
Handout #2 from the December 13, 2008, stream walk [.pdf 339KB]
Tropical Storm Hanna - before and after photos and video
Pre-restoration conditions;
Our initial watershed studies;
Stable reference streams;
Other stream restoration we've performed in the area; or
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Snakeden watershed.
A before-and-after comparison presentation [.pdf 2.5MB]
Videos:
"Reston Stream Restoration Update" on Reston Impact (Airdate: 1/17/2010)
"Overhauling Reston's Streams" on Reston Impact (Airdate: 4/25/2008)
"Reston Restoration Progress"
"Wetlands Rediscovery and Development, Volume 5" Future Resources, Wetland Restoration
Producer: Jo Min Gi
Original air date: 10-30-08.
Unsure of a word we've used on this site? View a glossary of terms relevant to the project.
Honor Award- Community Appearance Alliance of Northern Virginia [.pdf 186KB]
Honoree- 2010 Best of Reston Award [.pdf 215KB]
Winner- Fairfax County Land Conservation (Linear Project) Award [.pdf 2.9MB]
View the Resolution passed by Fairfax County congratulating the success of the project [.pdf 411KB]
Finalist- The Washington Business Journal Green Business Awards, 2008 [.pdf 571KB]
The Reston Association's Stream Restoration Page gives additional details on the project.
The Reston Watershed Restoration blog by Ken Andrews, a Glade resident,
gives an up-close-and-personal perspective on the project.
http://eps.berkeley.edu/people/lunaleopold/ has a list of Luna Leopold's
papers and offers several of them in .pdf form. Luna Leopold was the son of Aldo Leopold (author of "A Sand County Almanac") and was also one of the country's
leading geomorphologists.
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