UT Extension partners with municipal governments, nonprofits, and state and federal agencies, and landowners to complete bank stabilization and riparian restoration projects on private and public lands. These are some of the projects we have led or partnered on:
In partnership with: Knox County Engineering and Public Works and the City of Knoxville
Location: Spring Place Park
Project date: February 2024, 2025
Website: Story Map from Knox County Stormwater
Funding Provided by: Tennessee River Basin Network and Tennessee Valley Authority
In partnership with: WaterWays
Location: Waldens Ridge Park, Red Bank, TN
Project date: February 2023, 2024
Website: Creekbank Repair
Funding Provided by: Tennessee River Basin Network and Tennessee Valley Authority
In partnership with: WaterWays and City of Chattanooga
Location: Jack Benson Heritage Park, Chattanooga, TN
Project date: February 2025
Website:
Funding Provided by:
In partnership with: University of Tennessee Facility Services
Location: Holston Unit, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Project date: March 2023
Website:
Funding Provided by: University of Tennessee One Health Initiative
In partnership with: Appalachian RC&D Council, Nolichucky
Location: Nolichucky River Watershed
Project date: Ongoing, began 2025
Website: Helene Recovery
Funding Provided by: TN Dept of Agriculture, TN Emergency Management Agency, and Tennessee Valley Authority
