Years of development in Virginia’s Piedmont region have transformed the landscape with roads and other types of impervious surface. Over time that has had the effect of creating more stormwater and speeding up the velocity of area waterways.
Over the decades, the cumulative effect has resulted in streams that have eroded with scoured banks. This results in less habitat for all manner of species and worsens flooding conditions.
To help counter the effect, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation helps fund efforts to restore streambanks back to their pre-development conditions…