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The Stream and Wetland Restoration Fund
(Stream Fund) is comprised of in-lieu fees paid by Department of
Army permittees as mitigation for unavoidable stream impacts in
Northern Kentucky. The goal of the program is to improve stream
and water quality. Projects generally include
stream corridor assessments,
bank stabilization,
in-stream restoration
measures,
and
riparian habitat
restoration.
The Stream Fund is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the Kentucky Division of Water and is managed by
the NKU Center for Applied Ecology. The Center identifies and
assesses stream corridor restoration opportunities and
implements plans to protect, enhance, restore and monitor
sites. Projects are reviewed and approved by the Mitigation
Review Team. Members of the team include representatives from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kentucky Division of Water,
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Streams restored under this program are placed under
permanent protection through conservation easements, deed
restrictions, or similar written agreements. The projects are
monitored by the Center for extended years to ensure engineering
and biological restoration success. Monitoring entails regular
site inspections, quantitative vegetation monitoring,
water quality monitoring,
photodocumentation, and if needed, erosion repair, invasive plant control, and
supplemental planting.
Through the Stream Fund, more than 14 miles of stream and
180 acres of riparian areas have been restored and permanently
protected in Northern Kentucky. Stream restoration projects have
been conducted at:
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Adair
Wildlife Management Area
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Big Bone
Lick State Park
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Burlington Elementary School
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Bentwood
Hills Condominium Complex
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Woodland
Hills Condominium Complex
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