2 projects matched your search: Unique ID Number = 87 OR Unique ID Number = 180 Silver Creek Silver Creek Buffer Work Silver Creek - Potential

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Riverbank at Silver Creek Courtesy: Save The Bay Additional Photos Project Location:  Bristol Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:  Substantial filling in the area. There are tidal restrictions in the upper reaches which are promoting Phragmites growth. A pond in the northwestern corner is draining into the marsh. Approximately 80% of the marsh is surrounded by development within 500' of the buffer; the marsh is surrounded by residential property, school and playground parking lots, a school, nursing home, gas station, several small restaurants, and a large landscaping company. The landscaping company in the northeast corner of the marsh has large piles of landscaping/construction debris. There are seawalls bordering the ball fields and along Rt. 114 and the bike path. There is a 100' buffer only in the northern most region of the marsh. The area along the south west border is fringed by large boulders, indicating extensive fill in the area between Rt. 114 and the marsh. The south east border has evidence of fill along the ball field of Guitteras Middle School. The ball field itself was possibly a land fill site. The entire northern portion of the marsh is fringed with Phragmites. There are several tidal restrictions. One is a bridge/walking path which is 4' by 14'. Another is Rt. 114. Under the road is a 12'wide drainage structure, half of which is blocked. The third restriction is the bike path bridge, which is 3' wide and 3' high. Project Size:   Not documented for this site. Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Buffer Management; Hydrologic Restoration; Invasives Control Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   Data not available Historic Conditions:  Major historical filling: Veteran's Park landfill, Guitteras Hall fields, gas station. Project Contact Info:   Not documented for this site. Partners:   Save The Bay Pre and Post Restoration Data:  False, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  To be determined Studies Conducted:   Not documented for this site. Cost of Project:  Not documented for this site Public Property Owners:  n/a Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top Silver Creek Buffer Work - Completed

1997 orthophotography available from the RIGIS Orthophoto Server. Click image for printable PDF. Courtesy: R.I. Department of Transportation Silver Creek buffer work Courtesy: NOAA Project Location:  Bristol Project Map- Click to open the Restoration Atlas mapping application in a new window. (The map will automatically be zoomed in to this restoration site.) *Note: this application is best viewed using Internet Explorer. Access Point(s):   Not documented for this site. Public Use:  Not documented for this site. Impacts:   Not documented for this site. Project Size:  3 acres Area Benefited:   Not documented for this site. Restoration Description:  Create buffer of native shrubs and grasses. Control invasive plant species. Restoration Date:   Not documented for this site. Target Species:   Data not available Historic Conditions:   Not documented for this site. Project Contact: Wenley Ferguson Save The Bay 434 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908 wferguson@savebay.org 401-272-3540 Partners:   Natural Resources Conservation Service, Save The Bay, Town of Bristol Pre and Post Restoration Data:  False, False Monitoring: Start Date:   Not documented for this site. End Date:   Not documented for this site. Completed:  To be determined Leader:  To be determined Scheduled:  To be determined Studies Conducted:   Not documented for this site. Cost of Project: Total Cost ($):  11000 Federal Share ($):  9000 Non-Federal Share ($):  3000 Public Property Owners:  Town of Bristol Info Source:  Not Documented for this site Return to top