Piney Run at Butler Rd.
This project consists of 4,063 linear feet of stream restoration, 0.5 acre of wetland restoration and 9 acres of riparian buffer. It is located directly downstream from the Kings Eye project.
​ The project was funded by grants awarded to The Land Preservation Trust (LPT). Design and permitting was partially funded by a grant from Baltimore County, and construction was funded by grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund. Working under an existing Memorandum of Agreement with LPT, Watershed Environmental LLC served as the lead on all aspects of the design, permitting and implementation of this project. In collaboration with team partners Confluence Consulting (design engineering) and 3DX River Restoration (construction), Watershed Environmental completed construction of this project in the summer of 2025, with planting and livestaking to occur in the spring of 2026.
This project was funded completely or in part by Maryland's Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund. For more information, visit http://dnr.maryland.gov/ccs/Pages/funding/trust-fund.aspx
Before
This reach was previously eroded and channelized, with high-velocity flows that further contributed to watershed-level erosion, sedimentation, and nutrient pollution. As a result, the stream within the project reach was highly incised with high bed and bank shear. Most banks on outside meanders were vertical and actively eroding, contributing large volumes of sediment to the system. The property is used for a range of agricultural activities including horse and cattle pasture and hay production.
After
The project restored sinuosity to channelized and over-widened reaches, reconnected the floodplain, provided bank stabilization, improved in-channel habitat, improved and stabilized tributary confluences with Piney Run, and enhanced riparian habitat with a focus on improving brown trout habitat. During construction, trout and other fish were re-located outside of the work area. Additionally, restoration increased bed complexity by constructing pools, and adding complexity in the form of toe wood with root wads to improve biological functions and trout habitat.
