Roeliff Jansen Kill Riparian Corridor Restoration

Great Ecology, in collaboration with MKW + Associates, prepared a set of conceptual design alternatives for stream corridor and riparian buffer enhancement within a section of the Roeliff-Jansen Kill, one of the Hudson River’s largest tributaries, located within the Taconic State Park. Great Ecology’s project tasks included performing a data gap analysis for the Roeliff-Jansen Kill watershed and conducting field surveys of the three-mile study area. This included water quality measurements, a visual assessment analysis (using NYSDEC’s “WAVE” protocol), a riparian and streambank vegetation survey (with emphasis on non-native, invasive species), and a preliminary assessment of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages. Great Ecology also reviewed conceptual designs for riparian buffer and stream corridor enhancement alternatives, developed project implementation cost estimates, and developed a matrix of anticipated permits.