Project Planning
- A Tennessee Landowner’s Guide to Streambank Protection and Stabilization (TDEC)
- Aquatic Resource Alteration Permits (ARAP, TDEC)
- Shoreline Stabilization Resources (TVA)
- Urban Riparian Buffer Handbook (TN Division of Forestry)
- Tennessee Storm-Smart Glossary of Terms for Communities (UT Extension)
- Tennessee Riparian Areas Interactive Map (UT Extension)
- Creekbank Project Site Prioritization Assessment (UT Extension, Beta Version 1.0)
Implementation
- Improving Stream Channels, Ditches, and Lakeshores with Live Stakes (UT Extension)
- A Guide for the Identification and Management of Invasive Species Common in Riparian Areas of East Tennessee (UT Extension)
- Using Stabilizing Techniques (TVA)
- Tennessee Native Plant Database (UT Extension)
- Conservation Material Providers Map (UT Extension)
Other Helpful Resources
- Tennessee Invasive Plant Council (TNIPC)
- Find a qualified professional to conduct a Hydrologic Determination (TDEC)
- Streambank Erosion and Restoration Resources (TDEC)
- StreamStats (USGS)
- Wikiwatershed (Stroud Water Research Center)
- How’s My Waterway (USEPA)
Find your Tennessee Watershed Address (UT Extension)
Helpful Videos
- Urbanization effects on stream ecosystems and Stormwater, Impervious Surface, and Stream Health from USGS
- Streambank Restoration from Montgomery County, Maryland, Dept of Environmental Protection
- Streambank Restoration from the US Dept of Ag Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Evaluating a site from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Coir logs protect shoreline from the University of Minnesota
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Backyard Stream Repair and Coir Log Installation
- Steam restoration from Chester County, Pennsylvania
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Before and After Repair
Resources from other Extension Services
- North Carolina State University
- Penn State
- Clemson University