1. Check out the bingo sign! CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEPHENSON ST. BRIDGE

2. REPLACEMENT OF ONE BANK OF A CONCRETE-LINED CHANNEL CAZENOVIA CREEK @ STEPHENSON STREET BRIDGE SPONSOR: CITY OF BUFFALO, NY CONSTRUCTED OCTOBER 2005 - MARCH 2006

3. CAZENOVIA CREEK @ STEPHENSON STREET BRIDGE Urban Urban Urban!! Steep bank slopes-fenced off for public safely, concrete lined channel Roads on top of both banks within feet of sloped bank of stream Dense urban single-family dwellings Floods fairly often due to flow, ice jams, & backwater effects from the Buffalo River City of Buffalo, NY project Pool-riffle-pool stream, less than 1% slope

4. PRE-PROJECT PHOTOS by Lallman Rambali NYSDOT REGION 9 WINTER 2003

5. Ice on US side of Stephenson Street bridge. Pix by Lallman Rambali 2003

6. From Stephenson St. bridge, looking US Pix by Lallman Rambali 2003

7. PRE-PROJECT PHOTOS by Dave Derrick FEBRUARY 24, 2005

8. Looking across stream, left bank in background. Pix by Derrick 2/24/2005

9. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS by Jeff Fisk, Project Engineer, OCTOBER 2005

10. Looking across @ left bank, US end of project. Pix by Jeff Fisk - Oct. 2005

11. Positioning & driving sheetpile. Note worker Pix by Jeff Fisk - Oct. 2005

12. CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS by Dave Derrick NOVEMBER 4, 2005

13. Looking DS. Old sheetpile removed, new installed. Pix by Derrick 11/4/2005

14. Looking DS. Driving sheetpile toe. Project is 1,000 ft long. Pix by Derrick 11/4/2005

15. CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE Photos by Derrick MAY 18, 2006

16. Looking DS. Toe-sheetpile. Mid-bank-cut stone with willows. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

17. Looking DS. Trees-fence-shrubs-riprap-stone-sheetpile. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

18. Looking DS. Opposite bank typical concrete. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

19. Looking DS. Close-up of upper bank shrubs. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

20. Robust upper bank rooted stock shrubs. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

21. Gravel-top soil mix planting medium. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

22. Looking DS. Shrubs and top-bank trees. Pix by Derrick - 5/18/2006

23. 5 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Derrick AUGUST 23, 2006

24. Mid & Upper bank vegetation growing well Pix by Derrick - 8/23/2006 TreesNo protection, 2 rows of shrubs Riprap with grasses Square cut stone with willow & dogwood whips Sheetpile

25. 22 MONTHS AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION FEB 3-4, 2008

26. Looking DS @ left bank. Water level has dropped, ice has collapsed Pix by George Cotroneo - 2/3/2008

27. WHAT A BIG DIFFERENCE ONE DAY MAKES Feb 5, 2008 (3/4 inch of rain + warm temps=10 ft high stage & ice out) ALSO WHICH BANK DO YOU LIKE, LEFT OR RIGHT??

28. LEFT BANK –Warm temps + rain + high water = quick ICE OUT. All veg still looking very very good. Pix by Joe Kassler - 2/5/2008

29. 3 YEARS & 1 MONTH AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION Photos by Derrick JUNE 12, 2009

30. Looking DS @ left bank. Veg looking good!! 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

31. Looking DS @ left bank. All veg is robust!! 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

32. Looking DS @ left bank. Nice species diversity of plants. 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

33. Looking DS @ left bank. Even toe veg is coming on. 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

34. Vines & some veg growing amongst large toe stone 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

35. Close up of robust mid & upper bank veg. 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

36. Top bank tall trees to left & upper bank veg on right. 3YRS 1 MONTH AFTER-CAZENOVIA CR. @ STEVENSON ST-DERRICK 6-12-09

37. Man’s best friend, Cleophus Speed Elvis Derrick