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Evaluation Of Massie’S Creek Habitat And Water Quality, Kaitlyn Sturm, Amiah Warder, Malorie Young, Mark A. Gathany Apr 2014

Evaluation Of Massie’S Creek Habitat And Water Quality, Kaitlyn Sturm, Amiah Warder, Malorie Young, Mark A. Gathany

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

In November of 2009, Greene County completed a restoration project on the North Fork of Massie Creek. This project was designed to address “...erosion and water quality concerns, improve drainage, and restore the habitat of NFMC”. The project worked to “...stabilize the stream banks, create riffle/pool habitat, and restore and enhance vegetation along a 2.2-mile long segment of the creek”. The project was finalized with seeding the area in January of 2010. Now four years later we will evaluate the aquatic habitats, macroinvertebrate biodiversity, and water quality in the restored (North Fork) and unrestored (South Fork) segments of Massie’s Creek …