Benbow Park Restoration

The Benbow Park project used natural stream design to restore over 2,000 linear feet of stream for the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). The project also involved relocating a playground, relocating an aerial sewer, and building a new pedestrian bridge. The project required the stabilization of a stream that had severely eroded stream banks and included stream design and a flood study. The construction was completed in 2004 and will be monitored for five years to ensure success of the restoration. 

Eroded Bank Prior to Restoration


Restored Channel and Streambank