improves water quality and fish and wildlife habitat restores channel width removes shoreline hardening of the streambank naturalizes streambank gradient plants riparian buffer removes an obstructive, unnecessary bridge and abutment from the floodplain reconstructs a popular bike/pedestrian trail further away from the stream corridor and provides an educational effort that describes project benefits to the general public. It reduces sediment loading by 61.25 tons/yr. of this stream, largely completing restoration efforts on Cascade Creek in the City of Erie. This project improves an additional 700 ft. Notification of grant award was received on 08-10-12. Phase VI – A grant application for EPA GLRI funding was submitted on 05-23-12. Construction and landscaping concluded in November of 2012. improved water quality and fish and wildlife habitat restored channel width removed shoreline hardening of the streambank naturalized streambank gradient restored the riparian buffer removed an obstructive building from the floodplain reduced and greened a parking lot and provided educational signage that describes project benefits. The restoration reduced sediment loading by 98 tons/yr.
In June 2011, EPA awarded $387,664 for the project. Phase V - Pennsylvania Sea Grant prepared a $419,164 grant application on behalf of the Erie-Western Port Authority for FY2011 GLRI funds to restore 450-linear feet of Cascade Creek. Construction is expected to continue through the 2013 construction season. Of this amount, ~$250,000 was applied to stream restoration work. Restoration work is underway at this time at a cost of $4.2 million dollars. The buffer will provide an opportunity for habitat restoration that is consistent with other on-going efforts to restore this stream. In January 2011, Pennsylvania Sea Grant received a letter from DEP stating the buffer had been added to the scope of work. Phase IV (Currie Landfill) – Pennsylvania Sea Grant staff attended a DEP-sponsored public meeting in September 2010 and raised the question as to why the Currie Landfill restoration project in Millcreek Township only included the west side of Cascade Creek, and in October 2010 staff submitted a letter to DEP recommending the addition of a 25-foot buffer for 700 feet on the east side of Cascade Creek. In-stream improvements were completed by 9-07-12. of sediment from entering Cascade Creek and Presque Isle Bay. It is expected that this project in Frontier Park will eliminate over 123.75 tons/yr. Project costs total $528,000 project ($485,000 from EPA) with construction on 1,100 linear feet of the stream and streambank. Pennsylvania Sea Grant and ECCD have been working with partners such as the S.O.N.S., LEAF and the City of Erie to complete this project which is currently under construction. Phase III – PA Sea Grant staff continued to assist ECCD on Phase III of stream corridor restoration efforts. This work has eliminated an estimated 26 tons of sediment in the stream per year.
This phase also included bank stabilization/stream remediation work completed along an additional 120 feet of the main stem of Cascade Creek near Romolo Chocolates. Work activities were similar to Phase I project tasks and it is estimated that there is a 74 tons per year reduction in erosion and sedimentation. Phase II – This phase restored another 330 linear feet immediately up and downstream from Phase I in Frontier Park in the West Branch of Cascade Creek. The project cost for this phase was $139,000. The use of log vanes/rock weirs, live branch layering, and rock toe protection has eliminated an estimated 80.8 tons of sediment in the stream per year. Frontier Park is a 35 acre City of Erie-owned park that is also home to the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier (LEAF). Funding for design was initiated in 2004. Phase I – This first phase, led by the Erie County Conservation District (ECCD), successfully restored 500 feet of the West Branch of Cascade Creek within Frontier Park to its natural condition. Six complementary projects have been funded in this stream corridor in recent years to reduce sediment loading and improve habitat. All six phases of this ten (10) year stream restoration effort total 3,900 linear feet along Cascade Creek and its West Branch. Major goals in restoring Cascade Creek’s riparian zone include the reduction of erosion and improvement of wildlife habitat. Recent years have seen renewed interest in this area and other bayfront areas for their natural beauty and the resources they provide society. For many decades the Cascade Creek stream corridor has been encroached upon by urban developments. mi., and is 26.7% of the Presque Isle Bay watershed. Cascade Creek is 4.75 miles in length, is 7.01 sq.
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