BEAVER CREEK HYDROLOGY, LLC

Construction is now finishing up on the 5 new streams created near the future Lake Ralph Hall Reservoir and are already beginning to flow with rainwater! In partnership with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and Mitigation Resources of North America, EIP has now restored over 6 miles of streams connected to the North Sulphur River in Texas that were disrupted when the river was channelized in the early 1900s. This winter, construction will near completion with over 40,000 native trees and grasses beginning to be planted before the site moves into monitoring. #naturebasedsolutions #ecologicalrestoration

Everything is greening up before winter at the Spout Springs project in Estill Co, KY. DAVEY MITIGATION BEAVER CREEK HYDROLOGY, LLC

Are you or your organization passionate about ecological restoration AND economic growth in Kentucky??If the answer is yes, then you should consider joining KERA! ? We have some exciting events planned for the upcoming week of October 21st: ? ? Mitigation bank site visit with Colonel Mann, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, and other members of the District’s Regulatory Division. (KERA board members only) ? KERA quarterly general membership meeting at BEAVER CREEK HYDROLOGY, LLC’s office in Lexington on October 23rd. (Active KERA members only) ? Collaboration, great conversations, and fun at West Sixth Brewing in Lexington starting at approx. 5:00 pm on the 23rd. (Open to all active KERA members and those interested in joining!) Please reach out if you have any questions or are interested in joining this engaging and collaborative organization! ? A special thanks to our current members (BEAVER CREEK HYDROLOGY, LLC, BROAD WATER INNOVATIONS, DAVEY MITIGATION, Ecosystem Investment Partners, Great American Insurance Group, Mitigation Resources of North America, Resource Environmental Solutions LLC, Stantec, Water & Land Solutions, LLC, and Waypoint, LLC)

We are very proud to have worked with Ecosystem Investment Partners to help design the largest tidal wetland restoration project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta!!

We love seeing our designs come to life! Bluegrass Stream, LLC is doing an amazing job on the Spout Springs project.

We have arrived in New Orleans for the National Stream Restoration Conference! Stop by our booth to say hi and grab some swag for your field bag! ?? #streamrestoration #nationalstreamconference #mitigationbanking #environmentalrestoration

Do you need credits in the Nashville area? The Little Trammel Stream Mitigation Bank has received the as-built credit release of 2,011 Functional Feet SQT stream credits, and BCH is assisting Tennessee Investment Partners, LLC with credit sales for this bank. The Little Trammel Stream Mitigation Bank provides compensatory stream mitigation credits for projects in the primary service area of the Barren River watershed in Tennessee (HUC8: 05110002) and the secondary service areas of the Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake watershed (HUC8: 05130201) and the Red River watershed in Tennessee (HUC8: 05130206).?This service area overlaps all or portions of the following 12 counties: Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson. ? If you are interested in obtaining credits to achieve your permit’s mitigation requirements, please reach out to Case Davis at [email protected] ? #creditrelease #compensatorymitigation #streamrestoration ?

Do you need credits in the Nashville area? The Little Trammel Stream Mitigation Bank has received the as-built credit release of 2,011 Functional Feet SQT stream credits, and BCH is assisting Tennessee Investment Partners, LLC with credit sales for this bank. The Little Trammel Stream Mitigation Bank provides compensatory stream mitigation credits for projects in the primary service area of the Barren River watershed in Tennessee (HUC8: 05110002) and the secondary service areas of the Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake watershed (HUC8: 05130201) and the Red River watershed in Tennessee (HUC8: 05130206).?This service area overlaps all or portions of the following 12 counties: Cheatham, Clay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson. ? If you are interested in obtaining credits to achieve your permit’s mitigation requirements, please reach out to Case Davis at [email protected] ? #creditrelease #compensatorymitigation #streamrestoration ?

Happy Endangered Species Day, from Beaver Creek Hydrology! From Kentucky’s place nestled in the southeast, it showcases the rolling hills of the bluegrass, the crawling knobs, the low valleys of the west, and the mountains in the east. These topographical changes aid in promoting the great plant and wildlife diversity we see statewide. Today we highlight two species that, despite Kentucky’s great biodiversity, are struggling as our world expands. ??The first species is the Kentucky Arrow Darter. This stream fish is currently listed as threatened in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Threatened and Endangered Species List. When it comes to darters, this species is on the larger end, measuring over 4 inches in length. These darters are known for their variety of red-orange and blue-green spots, of which the males are the most colorful. The Kentucky arrow darter inhabits rocky riffles and pools of headwaters, creeks, and small rivers. This darter was determined to be present at Ecosystem Investment Partners North Fork Mitigation Bank site in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Post-construction and into the monitoring of the North Fork site, the local Kentucky arrow darter population has been recorded to have grown significantly, with a portion of the mitigation site now considered an Outstanding State Resource Water! ??The second species is the tricolored bat. In September 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the tricolored bat for protection under the Endangered Species Act, due to its susceptibility to white nose syndrome. The tricolored bat is one of the smallest species in North America and found throughout the US, as far as southern Canada and Mexico. They have become well adapted to human infrastructure, though they prefer the warmer humid portions of caves where available. They are an insectivorous species and spend their nights searching for food along woodland edges and near waterways. It’s for this reason that ecologists in the stream restoration industry sometimes find them in acoustic recordings or mist netting. A small species for sure, but one with a big impact on our local ecosystems!?(Ecology Note: Please do not touch bats) #endangeredspeciesday #streamrestoration #mitigationbanking #ecologicalrestoration #kentuckyarrowdarter #tricoloredbat

Very excited to work with DAVEY MITIGATION on their first mitigation bank in Kentucky!!