Category: Preservation

With increasing awareness of the valuable role prairies and savannahs play in the natural world, prairie and savannah communities throughout the Midwest are being identified, protected, and restored. People restore and maintain prairies and savannahs for many reasons, including weed management, reduced runoff, soil erosion control, wildlife habitats, and aesthetic appeal. Prairies in North America […]

The City of Westfield Parks Department utilized land from an approximately 2-acre wetland mitigation site as a passive wetland park. Williams Creek Management provided design/build services for the park, which was developed with the intent of natural flood control and water quality improvement for Cool Creek. The project was privately funded by a local developer […]

American Electric Power currently maintains in excess of 39,000 miles of transmission lines across the United States. AEP maintains the goal of protecting the system by minimizing outages, adverse environmental impacts, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, performing its work as safely and economically as possible, and maintaining a positive relationship with land […]

Since 2016, Williams Creek has partnered with MSDGC to perform maintenance and inspection services at up to 15 Green Infrastructure (GI) sites including debris and invasive plant removal, erosion control and repair, stormwater structure cleaning, mulching and plant replacement activities. Follow-up inspection activities have also included infiltration testing, sediment removal plan development and implementation, re-planting […]

The City of Fishers has installed Green Infrastructure (GI) throughout the community to manage stormwater, improve water quality, provide beautification, and illustrate their commitment to sustainability. The Water Quality Division of the City’s Department of Public Works manages and maintains these sites, which include Best Management Practices (BMPs) in residential neighborhoods and swales along a […]

Since 2009, Williams Creek has been involved with the Parkview Regional Medical Center as the health care provider in Fort Wayne, Indiana continues to expand its 260 acre campus. Williams Creek completed the installation of the Low Impact Development approach throughout the site allowing for placemaking through stormwater management while furthering Parkview’s sustainability commitments. Since […]

The City of Lafayette, as part of its long term control plan for water quality, tackled a variety of stormwater management challenges through several different projects in the Durkees Run watershed. Williams Creek provided a variety of services on two of these projects - Durkees Run Streambank Stabilization and Durkees Run Stormwater Park. Both projects […]

The City of Westfield, Indiana is a suburban Indianapolis community placing a large emphasis on quality of life improvements through recreational facilities for residents, which also attract visitors. Grassy Branch Creek is a waterway which runs through the city and is a highlight of Grand Junction Park, a six acre recreational amenity primed to become […]

Increases in industrial, commercial, and residential development place heavy demands on our streams and rivers. The cumulative effects of these activities result in significant changes to the stream and river corridors as well as the ecosystem. These changes include degradation of water quality, decreased water storage and conveyance capacity, erosion, loss of habitat for fish […]

The Hamilton County Crawford Wetland Mitigation Project was completed for the Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office to construct a 0.62 acre wetland mitigation required by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for previous unavoidable impacts. Williams Creek Management provided all turnkey services necessary to complete the Construction, Installation, and Preservation of the wetland mitigation project. The […]