News

March 2021: First phase of restoration & stabilization project along Foster Creek complete: https://wlos.com/news/local/first-phase-of-restoration-stabilization-project-along-foster-creek-complete

https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2021/01/24/musician-woody-platt-and-his-neighbors-restoring-east-fork/6656881002/

Sign up for Riverbank Planting Field Day in Marshall, NC, Thursday, February 11, 2021: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/8870018635893480127/false#/invitation.

We will be planting live stakes of native shrubs to protect river bank stability on Blannahassett Island. Sign up to join! We will demonstrate how to plant live stakes and give you the opportunity to plant some on the island. We recommend that you bring gloves, jackets, and boots appropriate for the weather conditions.

Southeast Stormwater Association (SESWA) Re-wilding Streams and Floodplains to Enhance Ecosystem Services, January 2021: https://www.seswa.org/webinars

After Hurricane, NC College Focuses on Natural-Resource Restoration, December 2020: https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-12-08/environment/after-hurricanes-nc-college-focuses-on-natural-resource-restoration/a72359-1

Volunteers Restoring Foster Creek in Mills River, November 2020: https://www.blueridgenow.com/subscriber/20201129/volunteers-restoring-foster-creek-in-mills-river

Work Begins to Stabilize Banks of Foster Creek, December 2020: https://wlos.com/amp/news/local/work-begins-to-stabilize-banks-of-foster-creek

Jennings Environmental Part of Team Winning 2020 APWA-NC Stormwater Project of the Year Award 

A stream restoration project at a Kernersville park recently received an award, and Jennings Environmental was part of the winning team.

The Beeson Creek Stream Restoration project with the Town of Kernersville received the 2020 APWA-NC Stormwater Project of the Year Award. Jennings Environmental partnered with North State Environmental on this stream restoration.

Jennings Environmental worked with North State Environmental to achieve the following enhancements to Beeson Creek: wood toe revetments for erosion resistance and habitat enhancement, in-stream log and rock vane structures for hydraulic energy management, streambank protection, and habitat enhancement, streambank bioengineering and native riparian forest buffer, floodplain wetland pools for riparian habitat, long-term monitoring to document stream, restoration effectiveness, and a nature trail for education and public access to promote community understanding and appreciation for natural stream functions; permanent conservation easement of the stream corridor.