fanningrr's Identifications

This observation is part of an effort to track the flora and fauna of Smith Branch in the new City park in the BullStreet District of Columbia, SC. Of the nearly 3,000 linear feet of stream located at the park, 2,000 had been piped underground since the 1950’s. Robinson Design Engineer's stream daylighting design restored the stream to the open air and revitalized the floodplain, now a key attraction of the public park. The remaining ~1,000 linear feet of stream were incised and degraded. After obtaining a Nationwide Permit 27 for Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Enhancement, and Establishment Activities, RDE restored this stretch of the creek to maximize habitat potential for the plant and animal life dependent on it.