Project Description
The project is located at the Tennessee Preparatory School Complex owned by the State of Tennessee in Nashville and contains the headwaters of Pavillion Branch. The primary objectives of the project are to re-establish in-stream habitat by restoring bedform diversity in the form of pools and riffles, enhancing the ability of the site to filter municipal stormwater by utilizing constructed best management practices, and establishing a protected riparian corridor planted with native vegetation adjacent to each of the project streams. Pavillion Branch has been listed as impaired due to pathogens from MS4 discharge sources. This project provides a rare opportunity to complete larger scale stream restoration in an urban landscape, especially in the Mill Creek watershed. The majority of the system was channelized and armored with slab rock in the mid 1900’s. The existing riparian community at Pavilion Branch is sparse and consists mostly of non-native woody vegetation. The potential also exists to provide suitable Nashville crayfish habitat through enhanced habitat structure.