A Stream is Reborn as Part of Bois d’Arc Lake Project in North Texas
One of largest environmental efforts in the country has just rebirthed a Texas stream. This summer, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) orchestrated improvements to the Willow Branch Creek, which sits at the heart of 17,000 acres being restored as part of its Bois d’Arc Lake construction project. Bois d’Arc is the first major reservoir to be built in Texas in about 30 years.
NTMWD and its contractor Resource Environmental Solution (RES) restored and enhanced approximately 17 miles of the creek and tributaries by restoring them to their natural, meandering path. This concludes a key piece of the project’s massive environmental restoration, which includes planting over 5 million trees, restoring/enhancing over 8,500 acres of wetlands, enhancing/restoring 70 miles of existing streams and planting approximately 3,200 acres of native grasslands.
Home-grown help to create Fannin County lake kten.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kten.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Local News
By North Texas Municipal Water District
Dec 29, 2020
in the growing ecological restoration industry
Riverby, Texas (December 16, 2020) Bois dArc Lake, the first major reservoir to be built in Texas in nearly 30 years, is providing North Texas professionals with the opportunity to work on one of the largest environmental restoration projects in the country.
The North Texas Municipal Water District and its contractors are restoring approximately 17,000 acres of native Texas habitat including trees, grasslands, streams and wetlands. Professionals from Fannin County and throughout North Texas have been hired to assist with the efforts. Over the past two years, the project has engaged over 20 local team members in full-time employment or significant, multi-year contract roles. As the project contractor, RES (Resource Environmental Solutions) has hired local professionals and tradespeople for roles ranging from general ecological planning and project management to the