ESM: Stoney Run, National Volunteer Week

April 11-15, 2011

Thank you to all the volunteer who joined us for the Extreme Stream Makeover!

The Extreme Stream Makeover (ESM) is a weeklong restoration project designed to improve the health, sustainability

Ground Breaking at ESM IV (left to right) Principal Michael Cromartie, Vice Mayor Madeline McMillan, Congressman Bobby Scott, Delegate Glenn Oder, Councilwoman Tina Vick (City of Newport News) Bill Street (JRA Executive Director).

and aesthetic appeal of a selected stream within the James River watershed. 

ESM 2011 took place in the Stoney Run Watershed, Newport News, VA.  Stoney Run flows into the Warwick River, which is a tributary of the James River.

JRA has worked with the City of Newport News, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) throughout the planning process.  Projects were completed at the Stoney Run Athletic Complex, Grissom Library, and Denbigh High School.  These projects focused on reducing the amount of rainwater runoff and pollution that is entering local waterways including streamside buffer plantings, building rain gardens, retrofitting existing treatment facilities and installing rain barrels.  We will also held several streamside trash cleanups.