HARDIN Creek
Location – Boone, NC
Completed – 2025
North State Environmental restored 1,800 linear foot section of Hardin Creek located in Boone, NC on the campus of Watauga High School. The project was organized & funded by the Town of Boone and The New River Conservancy to reconnect the incised stream channel back to the floodplain. A diverse series of instream structures were installed out of native wood debris, logs, & boulders to serve as bank protection, grade control and aquatic habitat. The Boone Greenway was also part of this project to install a new 90’ prefabricated steel pedestrian bridge to span the newly constructed floodplain for future flood resiliency. 3,500 native tree species were planted within the project area. This project was completed in Spring 2025, ahead of schedule and within budget.









