In 2007, RES partnered with the Prince William County Department of Parks and Recreation (PWC) to restore approximately 147,000 linear feet – well over 20 miles – of stream and riparian buffer across almost 2,000 acres of parklands. RES established a public-private partnership (P3) with PWC to enable stream restoration across the County at no cost to the County by combining stream restoration and preservation within PWC parks with demand for stream mitigation credits in the watershed. The Prince William Environmental Bank (PWEB) represents a unique P3 agreement in the Commonwealth.

RES completed all design, permitting, planning, and construction under this initiative. The most recent project, a 7,215-linear-foot stream restoration at James Long Park in Haymarket, VA, exemplifies the program’s impact. Within the park, 14,850 linear feet of streams and 109 acres of riparian buffer were protected by conservation easements, while 7,215 linear feet of impaired streams were restored. RES field ecology staff currently monitor James Long for compliance with the success criteria, and submit annual reports to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the US Army Corps of Engineers to document long-term project success.