Below you will find descriptions and photographs of some of the construction and landscaping projects that Aqua-niche has completed.
Stone Gate Commons, York County, PA
For this project Aqua-niche provided a turn key project to design, build, landscape, and post construction monitor this 1000' stream restoration and 0.20 acre wetland mitigation. The original stream was very degraded and had significant stream bank erosion problems. Aqua-niche provided a design that stabilized the stream banks using bio-logs, stream side plantings,boulders and rip wrap. Our company then completed the construction and landscaping from start to finish.
Wetland mitigation site at Stone Gate Commons
Big Spring Creek, Newville, PA
The goal of this project was to further enhance trout habitat in a high quality spring fed stream to encourage more natural trout reproduction. The design called for stream side benches to be built which would constrict the stream making it deeper in various sections. In order to fulfill permit requirements for the project these benches also had to function as restored wetlands. Aqua-niche assisted in the design, and offered technical expertise regarding how to build these stream side benches so they would also be re-established as wetlands. Aqua-niche also developed a planting and seeding plan that would stabilize the benches quickly and get wetland vegetation re-established. We then completed all landscaping on the project including stabilization matting, installing wetland herbaceous plugs, seeding and tree and shrub plantings.
Stream side benches landscaped by Aqua-niche using plugs grown in the Aqua-niche Nursery.
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, Sussex County, NJ
For this project Aqua-niche was hired to plant flood plain enhancement plantings along the Wallkill River in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. We also built a mulch walking trail and this elevated board walk to make it easier for visitors to the refuge to observe wildlife and enjoy the area.
Allen Glen Flood Plain Enhancement
Here is a progression over the course of 4 years of the success of a floodplain enhancement project that was designed and installed by Aqua-niche
Year 1-plantings just installed
Year 2
Year 4
Modern Landfill Stream Relocation
For this project Aqua-niche was hired to oversee the construction of 3000' of relocated stream, develop the landscaping plan, and complete the landscaping on the project
Modern Landfill Stream Relocation during construction
For this project Aqua-niche provided a turn key project to design, build, landscape, and post construction monitor this 1000' stream restoration and 0.20 acre wetland mitigation. The original stream was very degraded and had significant stream bank erosion problems. Aqua-niche provided a design that stabilized the stream banks using bio-logs, stream side plantings,boulders and rip wrap. Our company then completed the construction and landscaping from start to finish. 
Stream side benches landscaped by Aqua-niche using plugs grown in the Aqua-niche Nursery.
For this project Aqua-niche was hired to plant flood plain enhancement plantings along the Wallkill River in the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. We also built a mulch walking trail and this elevated board walk to make it easier for visitors to the refuge to observe wildlife and enjoy the area.
Year 1-plantings just installed
Year 2
Year 4
Modern Landfill Stream Relocation during construction
Modern Landfill Stream Relocation after 5 years