Overview:
Dry Fork Mitigation Bank is 71.44 acres located in Tazewell County, Virginia within the Big Sandy Watershed. The site was recently comprised of hay production land and unmanaged forests, but historically had been utilized for livestock grazing and crop production. Dry Fork Mitigation Bank was approved by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District in May of 2019. The mitigation plan includes erosion control, fish and wildlife habitat restoration of appropriate stream channel hydraulics, stream bank stabilization, wetland restoration and restoration of riparian habitat.
Dry Fork Mitigation Bank is approved to offset stream and wetland impacts within the Big Sandy watershed in Virginia, specifically the Tug Fork (HUC 05070201) and Big Sandy (HUC,05070202) watersheds. The service area includes all of Buchanan County, all but a very small portion of Dickenson County, part of Wise County and a portion of Tazewell County.
