Anacostia Watershed Society
Stream Corridor Assessment
Upper Rolling Stone Tributary
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Anacostia Watershed Society
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The following information was provided by Masaya Maeda of the Anacostia Watershed Society.
AWS has decided to conduct a SCA (Stream Corridor Assessment) survey on the Northwest Branch and has already conducted it on a small portion of the stream. We would like to identify environmental problems such as eroding stream banks, inadequate stream buffers, exposed pipes, altered stream channels, fish migration barriers, pipe outfalls, in-stream construction sites and trash dumping locations along the branch. The major findings will be reported appropriately. The data will be also used to raise people's awareness of stream problems and eventually it will be incorporated into WRAS project by State Government.
Approximate length: 369 ft Approximate height: 5 ft
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Sample pictures of restoration efforts.
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Boulders are located (probably) to divert stream flow and
encourage sedimentation between boulders along the bank. 
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The toe of the bank is protected by coconut fiber log.
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This is one of many willow tree stakes which are pounded down into banks
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This culvert is NOT a big problem at this point but this could have been constructed more environmentally friendly.
Probably, it was not so difficult to have done so if the engineer who designed this culvert had an environmental mind.
