Stream Restoration
Streams are dynamic ecosystems that move, change, and can be impacted by the watershed upstream of your property. Understanding how your project fits in the larger system while addressing your project goals is important. Midwest Wetland Improvements can help you return your property to nature with a stream restoration project in the upper Midwest. We serve communities across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Transform Your Water Resources
Unlock the full potential of your water-based resources with our expert stream restoration services. At Midwest Wetland Improvements, we specialize in revitalizing and restoring streams to their natural state, ensuring the health and sustainability of your water resources.
What is Stream Restoration?
Stream restoration is re-establishing the stream system’s general structure, function, and self-sustaining behavior before disturbance. It is a holistic process that requires understanding the stream system’s physical and biological components and watershed. MWI stream restoration services include stream assessments, Stream Quantification Tool (SQT), hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, 100-year no-rise certification, restoration design, mitigation banking plans, prospectus and Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) preparation, regulatory permitting, construction bidding and oversight, long-term monitoring, and assessment.
Comprehensive Assessments
We utilize the latest scientific evaluation tools to understand the current health of your streams and diagnose the causes of change, degradation, or impairment. Our assessments include using advanced tools such as the Stream Quantification Tool (SQT), Rosgen stream assessment and classification, riparian vegetation surveys, and water quality and macroinvertebrate sampling to thoroughly understand your streams’ current state.
Tailored Restoration Plans
Our team of experts will develop tailored restoration plans that address specific ecosystem needs and contribute to the overall health of the streams on your property.
- Restoring lateral connectivity (between the stream and its floodplain)
- Restoring longitudinal connectivity (along the stream)
- Restoring water and/or sediment fluxes
- Assessing and restoring other impacts from dams, erosion, flood protection structures, road crossings, and more
We pride ourselves on creating targeted and effective restoration efforts, ensuring your streams are revitalized as efficiently as possible.
Extensive Experience and Expertise
With years of experience in stream ecology and restoration, our founder and our team leverage their expertise to help landowners, organizations, and agencies make informed stream management and conservation decisions. We are dedicated to ensuring that our clients are fully satisfied with the revitalization of their streams, and we take pride in our ability to recreate natural places to their former glory.
With Midwest Wetland Improvements, you can rejuvenate your streams and ensure the long-term sustainability of your water-based resources. Let’s work together to bring new life to your streams.
Let’s Discuss Your Project
Now is the time to take action and restore the health and beauty of your streams. Contact us today to learn more about our stream restoration services and discover how we can help you preserve and enhance the streams on your property. Whether you are looking to identify areas for improvement or assess the success of restoration projects, we are here to assist you in achieving your water resources management goals.
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