{"id":12544,"date":"2023-03-27T15:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=12544"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:05:23","slug":"riparian-lands-partnership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/conservation\/conservation-science\/riparian-lands-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Riparian Lands Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Riparian Lands Program began in 2020 as a collaboration between Vermont Fish and Wildlife (VFWD) and NorthWoods Stewardship Center. <\/span>During that time, we worked alongside the VFWD, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD), and the VT Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to help develop priorities for riparian restoration projects through tree planting, bank stabilization, and identifying potential areas for river easements.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2021, our partners at the <\/span>Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) expanded capacity and began to take over <\/span>public outreach<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>project development<\/span><\/a>, allowing NorthWoods to focus on project implementation through our Riparian Lands Crew. NorthWoods also began a concerted effort to assist the State with collecting native riparian tree and shrub seeds for experimental hydroseeding projects, collaborating with partners from the Intervale Conservation Nursery (ICN), VFWD, and USFWS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, NorthWoods’ seasonal crews complete seed scouting and collection; tree planting; invasive species removal; access area improvements and beaver dam analog construction from March through November.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Our Work<\/h2><\/div>
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Our Seeds go to Svalbard!<\/a><\/h3><\/div>

Some of these adorable baby trees are now chilling, perhaps for 100 years or more, in a drawer [Read More...]<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Chokecherry Collection (Becoming Bog-people with VT’s Seed Coordinator)<\/a><\/h3><\/div>

(Photo collage - Our Riparian Lands crew teamed up with Brooke, fell into a bog, and collected from [Read More...]<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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How to Build Beaver Dam Analogs w\/ MWA<\/a><\/h3><\/div>

Controlling the flow of water is a large part of ensuring the health of riparian areas. One way [Read More...]<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Seed Spotlight: Salicaceae Family<\/a><\/h3><\/div>

You may have noticed that there is a bunch of fluff floating around in the air right now. This [Read More...]<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Our Partners<\/h2><\/div>