Stream Management Implementation Program Schoharie Watershed Advisory Committee Meeting October 24th, 2018

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Education & Outreach Landowner Assistance Planning & Assessment Highway & Infrastructure Recreation & Habitat Flood Hazard Mitigation

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Education & Outreach: Continued use of the EnviroScape® (funded in Round 14) at watershed schools has reached approximately 85 students so far in 2018 Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School visit in April 2018 Hunter Elementary School visit in May 2018 9th Annual Schoharie Watershed Month (funded in Round 17) reached approximately 147 attendees in 2018 Annual Student Art Exhibit “Spring in Spruceton” Photography Walk with Francis X. Driscoll Mountain Top Library’s Eco-Friendly Story Time & Craft Hour Hunter Elementary School’s Trout in the Classroom Release Mountain Top Arboretum’s Invasive Species Day Hunter Branch Rail Trail Educational Walk & Talk Mountain Top Arboretum’s Volunteer Appreciation Day and Native Shrub Planting Mountain Top Arboretum’s Bog Tour The EnviroScape® model shows how both point and non-point pollution affect surface water. Attendees on the “Spring in Spruceton” Photography Walk during Schoharie Watershed Month in May 2018. Photo Credit: Francis X. Driscoll

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Landowner Assistance: Kastanis (funded in Round 15) Batavia Kill stream restoration project Project Goals Reduce impacts from fine sediment loading. Reduce bank migration and provide lateral stability. Provide healthy riparian buffer. Reduce impact on aquatic and terrestrial habitat. Improve aesthetic values of a natural stream channel. Before Before After

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Planning & Assessment: Mountain Top Arboretum’s Rain Garden Trees and shrubs are planted Herbaceous plantings will be planted in spring 2019

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Highway & Infrastructure: County Route 2 Culvert on Tributary to Little West Kill (funded in Round 17) Construction to begin in 2019 Photos on right show previous County Route 2 culvert project (funded in Round 14) that was located upstream of this current project application Gives an example of a previous culvert replacement project on the Little West Kill County Route 78 Culvert on Tributary to East Kill (funded in Round 17) CR-2 project funded in Round 14. Top: before construction, Middle: during construction, and Bottom: final result.

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Recreation & Habitat: Ashland Town Park (funded in Round 13) enhancements Grading Planting in 2019 Knotweed control Mechanical control Following up with herbicide treatment for JKW control Photos on the right show knotweed management Top – before management Middle – during management Bottom – after management Japanese knotweed management at Ashland Town Park. Top: before management, Middle: during management, and Bottom: after management.

SMIP Project Updates for 2018 Flood Hazard Mitigation: LFA Updates Prattsville – completed Lexington – completed Windham – completed Tannersville – completed Conesville – completed Ashland – in progress Final draft has been submitted, reviewed by the committee, and is now in finalization. Hunter – in progress Jewett – TBD

Budget Update SMIP Awards 2009 - 2018 Category Funds Allocated to Date # of Awards through 17 Rounds (8/1/09-04/25/18) Education & Outreach $91,935.89 26 Landowner Stream Assistance $1,668,433.60 12 Highway & Infrastructure $916,233.72 16 Stormwater & Critical Area Seeding* $83,132.00 4 Planning & Assessment $140,161.49 6 Recreation & Habitat $120,726.94 10 Flood Hazard Mitigation $823,921.53 Total $3,844,545.17 86 86 awards, 53 completed projects, 24 projects are in-process, 1 withdrawn, 8 awards for additional funding Next SMIP Round 3/15/19 Stormwater category currently funded through Catskill Watershed Corporation.

2018 Awards Category Round 17 Projects Round 18 Proposals Total Landowner Stream Assistance County Route 78 Culvert on Tributary to East Kill Bed Stabilization ($150,000) Recreation & Habitat Mountain Top Arboretum Rain Garden Implementation ($24,987) Windham Multi-Use Trail System – Maplecrest Public Access ($3,000) Hunter Brook Fishing Access and Habitat Enhancement Project – Phase 1 ($25,000) Education & Outreach Schoharie Watershed Month 2018 ($4,133.75) Stormwater Floodplain Simulation System ($1,600) Windham Multi-Use Trail System – Education Kiosk and Signage (Additional Funding $12,400) Planning & Assessment Highway & Infrastructure County Route 2 Culvert on Tributary to Little West Kill ($100,000) County Route 78 Culvert on Tributary to East Kill ($100,000) Flood Hazard Mitigation Manor Kill Foodplain Enhancement ($189,200) Total 10 applications $585,320.75 1 application $25,000.00

Round 18 Applications Category Total Category Funding Available Funds   Category Total Category Funding Available Funds Funding Cap Number of Applications Total of Funds Requested Application Project Titles Education & Outreach $100,000 $65.441.85 No cap No applications Landowner Assistance $950,000 $182,000 $150,000 Planning & Assessment $67,340 Highway & Infrastructure $650,000 $180,950 Recreation & Habitat $46,372 $25,000 1 application 1. Hunter Brook Fishing Access and Habitat Enhancement Project – Phase 1 Flood Hazard Mitigation $1,000,000 $451,320 Floodplain Reclamation Public Infrastructure Contingency $79,137 NA Total Funds Requested Round 18

Recreation & Habitat Project Proposal Hunter Brook Fishing Access and Habitat Enhancement Project – Phase 1 Applicant: NYS DEC Municipality: Lexington, NY Funding Request: $25,000 In-kind Contribution: $25,000 plus an additional $15,000 in other grants Description: This project proposal is for funding to improve recreational access along a stream that is available for public fishing. The project will also enhance the diversity of habitat available for wild brook trout in the Hunter Brook (a tributary to the West Kill). In addition, the project will address some isolated areas of bank erosion. Staff Recommendation: Fund at level requested. Above: Plans for phase 1 of the Hunter Brook project. Left: Photo looking downstream on the Hunter Brook within the proposed project area.

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