Shaw Park Stream Restoration Project Complete

Shaw Park, one of the first parks built in Cobb County, is the home of a stream restoration project that provides a hands-on demonstration of effective stream restoration and stabilization techniques in an urban setting.

Cobb County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD), in partnership with Cobb Board of Commissioners, completed the stream restoration project at Shaw Park.

According to the CCSWCD, the project featured "daylighting" the stream from an existing concrete culvert and creating a stable channel slope and profile. Soil bioengineering methods were implemented to address ongoing streambank erosion, with an emphasis on techniques that can be performed by individual property owners. Also, a mixture of native plant species were installed to restore the natural stream buffer.

For more information, read the Shaw Park Summary pdf file accompanying this story.

The project was a multi-organization effort, with many partners providing funding and support. The partners were: Cobb Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Gaskins Engineering and Surveying, Rolling Hills RC and D Council, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC and D Council, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation, Cobb Department of Transportation, The Erosion Company, Aquascape Environmental, Rolanka International, Vulcan Materials, Robert Schoonover (Eagle Scout project) and Shaw Park Baseball Association.