Lone Mountain NRDAR Tipple Site Riparian Restoration and Outdoor Classroom Restoration

Background information.— The Powell and Clinch Rivers provide vital habitat for many forms of wildlife and are inhabited by one of the world’s richest and most diverse assemblages of freshwater mussels (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2003). The rivers are also multiple-use recreation areas and a valuable water source that supplies water for the residents of Lee County, Virginia. The Lone Mountain coal slurry spill released sediment and hazardous substances affecting water quality and impacting 12 Federally listed mussels and critical habitat for 2 Federally listed fish. Fish and mussel habitat depends on the riparian habitats surrounding the river. In order to recover lost fish and mussel habitat, the Lone Mountain...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp, Aquatic, Bank stabilization/erosion control, Bank stabilization/erosion control, All tags... Broadleaf, Debris addition, Education (e.g., signage, visitor center, audio/visual materials, social media,, Education and Community Use Project, Enhancement of existing (improve baseline conditions), Erosion control, Habitat-based, Hazardous substances (CERCLA) and hazardous materials (RCRA), Herbaceous (grass, sedge, forb), Land acquisition, Local land (e.g., county or city), Lone Mountain Procession, Inc. coal slurry spill, Non-biotic human use and/or cultural (non-Tribal), Perennial stream/river, Planting, Remediation, Removal (e.g., dam, building, road), Riparian restoration, Riverine (non-tidal), Seeding, Terrestrial, The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Transfer to third party for conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Virginia, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Wetland, Wetland creation, Fewer tags

Piping Plover Nesting Habitat Management Program

This case study illustrates that even modest restoration projects can provide benefits to the environment and local economy. FWS provided $130,000 ($2011) over 2007–2011 to The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island (TNC, RI) to implement a nesting habitat management program for the federally threatened piping plover, a shorebird that nests along sandy beaches on the Atlantic coast. The source of the funds was the NRDAR settlement for the North Cape Oil Spill. In 1996, the oil spill adversely impacted piping plover nesting habitat, resulting in fewer chicks produced during the following nesting season. To compensate for these impacts, natural resource trustees (FWS, RI, and NOAA) sought to increase the number of chicks...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Education (e.g., signage, visitor center, audio/visual materials, social media,, Education and Community Use Project, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rhode Island, All tags... Species nest creation/inserts, Species protection, The Nature Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, Tidally influenced/coastal/beach, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fewer tags