Constraints
Nest configurations must:
- Only impact areas designated by land owner permission
- Be resistant to sediment build-up
- Appear natural alongside the local environment
Criteria
- Withstand bankfull velocities of up to 7.8 ft/s
- Stay within a budget of $5000
- Construct at least 6 habitat structures
Standards and specifications
1. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Practice Standard: Stream Habitat Improvement & Management (395)
2. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Practice Standard: Channel Bed Stabilization (584)
3. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Practice Standard: Aquatic Organism Passage (396)
4. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Construction Specification VA-761 Loose Rock Riprap
- This standard for habitat improvement gives criteria and considerations for any project that restores habitat in streams.
2. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Practice Standard: Channel Bed Stabilization (584)
- This conservation practice standard is part of a conservation management system which is in place to alter channel bed elevation, modify sediment transportation and deposition, and manage surface and groundwater.
3. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Practice Standard: Aquatic Organism Passage (396)
- The purpose of the Aquatic Organism Passage standard is to create and improve existing passages for aquatic animals.
4. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Construction Specification VA-761 Loose Rock Riprap
- This standard for loose rock riprap consists of construction approaches for revetments and blankets, including filter layers or bedding of a stream.