Wood county will enhance and restore 0.8 acre of wooded riparian buffer while creating 350 linear feet of new stream channel and stabilizing 1,200 linear feet of streambank with live stakes

This habitat restoration project is located in walbridge, wood county, ohio within and adjacent to dry creek. Dry creek and its adjacent floodplain and wetlands (riparian zones) will be restored via excavation of a new stream channel and planting native vegetation to stabilize the streambank and channel. Activities:additionally, wood county will install 480 linear feet of floodplain bench while restoring 0.5 acre of riparian wetland. In-stream habitat will be further enhanced by the addition of locked logs, rock, and native plantings.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the stream restoration project will improve degraded benthic communities and fish habitat to address beneficial use impairments BUI 6: degradation of benthos communities and 14A: loss of fish habitat, ultimately helping to achieve delisting of the maumee area of concern.