tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post471648413594897097..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Treepocalypse Now, or at Least in November: Stream Restoration Finally Moves North of Toll RoadRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-50141382866954614182011-01-19T21:19:16.348-05:002011-01-19T21:19:16.348-05:00Well, there is certainly no advantage in discussin...Well, there is certainly no advantage in discussing watersheds given the support for WSSI as if they are the be all and end all, but the Snake Den "restoration" was less than that. If anything the erosion will speed up. In terms of efficacy, trees intercept something like 75% of stormwater. By their removal, a problem was exacerbated. When the soil was compacted by the dozers, the runoff coefficient changed, which means that the land is less permeable. Armoring a stream but "developing" the land by denuding it and compacting the soil it is not really a restoration, however pretty. Certainly the erosive power of water is not going to be stopped by such a little thing. Witness Great Falls. RA has listened and WSSI has used some oak mats to lessen the impact which is an improvement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-24539183304859236332010-11-01T18:01:52.970-04:002010-11-01T18:01:52.970-04:00WSSI has their eyes upon Hickory Cluster's str...WSSI has their eyes upon Hickory Cluster's stream.<br /><br />The cluster needs 2/3 to vote yes which is going to be a herculean effort, but it seems as though if HC does not submit then they might eventually be on the hook anyways as there is a lot of erosion around the FCWA line that runs parallel to our stream.<br /><br />I think the idea t this point is an inevitability but does not have to be a bad thing. Who knows? It might increase property values a bit with more open space. Currently the woods are a tangle of briars and hollies. <br /><br />WSSI wants to replace our bridge and also put in another one near a waterfall.<br /><br />In all I think the project will be good and I'm hoping that my fellow HC residents get behind the idea.<br /><br />-HCKDHCKDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-64713881502029005232010-10-29T06:01:12.846-04:002010-10-29T06:01:12.846-04:00The Glade definitely looks and functions better an...The Glade definitely looks and functions better and yes, being active in the process really helps sort out the issues for people.<br /><br />Now if the cops will take the creepy guy seriously so women feel safer to USE the Glade trail, the place would be ideal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-20950458546898566032010-10-26T21:19:36.351-04:002010-10-26T21:19:36.351-04:00I think both are wonderful but different, but scub...I think both are wonderful but different, but scubadiver is correct to suggest that community engagement minimized tree cutting in the Glade. I was pro-restoration despite the noise for the past year-plus, and I am thrilled with the results. Glade no longer looks like a hollowed-out gutter system, and the rock pools are tasteful and functional. But as anon 2:37 points out, Snakeden's open areas surrounding the stream are sometimes stunning: we're so used to shade from dense tree cover that we forget how nice an sunny, open flood plain can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-22353716678438793182010-10-26T14:37:52.427-04:002010-10-26T14:37:52.427-04:00In your opinion--I think Snakeden is beautiful and...In your opinion--I think Snakeden is beautiful and Glade is so so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-48824444058662049662010-10-26T13:48:49.222-04:002010-10-26T13:48:49.222-04:00Eternal vigilance is the price of keeping anything...Eternal vigilance is the price of keeping anything green from being paved over.<br /><br />I hope the Colvin Run folks learned from the Snakeden/Glade difference. If you don't show up at the meetings with pitchforks, torches and a rope you will get Snakeden. Glade ain't so bad. Not, at least until the standing trees that had their roots crushed by dozers die off.scubadivernoreply@blogger.com