Alabama Site Visit
April 5 – 7, 2005
[ Objective | Participating Scan Team
Members | Local Participants | Summary | Photo Gallery ]
Objective
This site visit provided information on Alabama’s wetland mitigation program and included field trips to the following mitigation bank sites: Crow Creek and Town Creek.
Participating Scan Team Members
- Dennis Durbin, FHWA Headquarters
- Randal Looney, FHWA, Arkansas Division
- Jennifer Moyer, USACE Headquarters
- Ann Campbell, USEPA Headquarters
- Pat Clements, USFWS
- Katie McDermott, CTE, NC State University (Facilitator)
Local Participants
- John Shill, ALDOT
- Bill Van Luchene, FHWA, Alabama Division
- Rob Hurt, USFWS
- Wade Wittinghill, COE
- Ben Davis, Alabama Dept. of Conservation
Site Visit Summary
Coming Soon!
Photo Gallery of AL Mitigation Sites
(All photographs are at a screen resolution of 72 dpi. If you would like a higher-resolution copy of a photograph for print purposes, please contact Katie McDermott, CTE technology transfer director.)
Board Walk
Not part of the banking program, this site is an example of an
enhancement activity in which Alabama DOT extended an existing boardwalk
in a park adjacent to a highway widening project in Huntsville.
                
Crow Creek Mitigation Bank
The Crow Creek Site is approximately 450 acres and is located in
Jackson County. This is a combination of restoring a hardwood bottom
wetland and creating a waterfowl management area. The site was formerly
an agricultural site that was overrun with ragweed. Alabama DOT
has invested $1.4 million in this site, with 150 credits anticipated.
Town Creek Mitigation Bank
The Town Creek Mitigation Site is approximately 500 acres in Lawrence
County. This is a restoration of a hardwood bottom wetland. Tuskegee
University is helping to monitor the hydrology of this site through
use of barologger technology.
Robinsong Entrepreneurial Bank
There is a privately developed bank from which ALDOT has purchased
credits. The 650-acre site served primarily to replace a riparian
buffer for an airport project. The site has ~130 tree-planted acres
with 430 credits provided, of which 215 are designated as pre-credits.
After five years of monitoring, the remaining credits will be released.
 
For more information on these projects, please contact Katie McDermott, CTE technology transfer director.
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