Fluvial Restoration in the Chattahoochee Headwaters

Proceedings of the 1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 30 and 31, Athens, Georgia.The Soque River Restoration Project is part of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper's Chattahoochee River Headwaters Riparian Restoration and Education Project, focusing on demonstrating the value of functioning riparian zones in protecting stream health. In close cooperation with U.S. EPA scientists and a private landowner, Riverkeeper implemented a restoration project following the methods of hydrologist David Rosgen, based upon principles of fluvial geomorphology. The project objectives include demonstrating the value of reclaiming previously cattle-grazed stream banks to properly functioning riparian zones that protect and enhance fish habitat, improve overall stream health, and reduce loss of property through excessive erosion. Further work following construction has involved community groups in reestablishing the riparian zone.Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Insttitute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors