Restoration Projects for the Black River AOC
Project Title | Project Description | Date Completed | Targeted BUI(s) |
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Invasive Vegetation Control in the Lower Black River AOC Phases II and III | This project controls invasive plant species, such as phragmites, and restores riparian habitat within 30 acres in Lorain County and hires seasonal employees for invasives control. | 2021 |
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River Miles 2.8 to 4.7 Remediation and Restoration of Reclamation Site |
This project graded and covered slag areas on City of Lorain property that had the potential greatest impacts to water quality/Black River BUIs. |
2020 |
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River Miles 4.7 to 5.0 Remediation and Restoration of Seep Site |
This project installed a remedial treatment system and restored adjacent habitat near a steel mill seep site. |
2018 |
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River Mile 0.3 Fish Shelf Site |
The project created fish shelves and macroinvertebrate habitat panels on bulkheads at River Mile 0.3. |
2018 |
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Fortune Ditch Restoration at Margaret Peak Nature Preserve |
This project restored the stream and completed floodplain excavation/ wetland restoration at Margaret Peak Nature Preserve. |
2019 |
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Willow Creek Restoration at Eaton Township Park and Wetland Enhancement at Margaret Peak Nature Preserve |
The project restored stream channel, floodplain wetland, and natural riparian corridor at Eaton Township Park in addition to native planting and invasive species removal at Margaret Peak Nature Preserve. |
2019 |
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Lower Black River Heron Rookery Restoration Project 3 |
The third heron rookery project restored 1,400 feet of riverbank and used a “build-out” technique to restore vertical banks along the rookery. |
2016 |
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Lower Black River Heron Rookery Restoration Project 2 |
The project removed slag and restored floodplain by planting shrubs and trees to imitate floodplain habitat of the Heron Rookery. |
2015 |
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Lower Black River Heron Rookery Restoration Project 1 |
This project removed steel slag and invasive species, replacing them with native plants in the upland area. 2,800 feet of fish shelves were created to provide spawning habitat for aquatic animals. | 2014 |
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