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\"P1030367\"This spring, NorthWoods Stewardship Center has paired up with a number of conservation groups in\u00a0ongoing efforts to restore forested shorelines along the region\u2019s lakes and streams. Restoration of these\u00a0forested riparian buffer areas is one of the most cost effective ways to improve water quality by\u00a0intercepting nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants carried in runoff before they reach the water,\u00a0thereby avoiding the costly environmental problems seen in Lake Champlain in Vermont. These buffer\u00a0strips also enhance wildlife habitat values \u2013 for fish, birds, and a diversity of other species.<\/p>\n

Buffers are created by identifying partnering landowners, acquiring planting funds, and then early spring\u00a0plantings of a combination of bareroot trees and shrubs, potted trees and shrubs, live willow stakes\u00a0(which are hammered into soft shorelines), and willow fascines (bundles of dormant willow stems that\u00a0are buried horizontally and later sprout). Native tree and shrub species are used for these plantings to\u00a0avoid the potential problems caused by introduction of exotic species.<\/p>\n

In May, 2015, NorthWoods staff has planted over 4,400 trees, shrubs, and willow stakes, and an\u00a0additional 700 feet of willow fascines along the Black River, Barton River, Clyde River, Connecticut River,\u00a0Wells River, Waits River, Seymour Lake, and several unnamed streams. Project partners have included\u00a0the VT Department of Fish and Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, the Connecticut River Watershed\u00a0Council, Beck Pond LLC, the Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District, the Town of\u00a0Piermont, NH, and 11 private landowners. The work was paid for through funding from multiple sources;\u00a0a VT DEC Ecosystem Restoration Grant, the Canaday Family Charitable Trust, Keurig Green Mountain,\u00a0the Plum Creek Foundation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (Wetland Restoration Program),\u00a0and the Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund.<\/p>\n

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FSI Director Jayson Benoit stands with landowner Stan Chop near some newly planted white cedar.<\/p><\/div>\n

Planting sites were prioritized and selected based on past stream and lake surveys conducted by the\u00a0NorthWoods and its project partners, as well as through special conservation opportunities. An example\u00a0in 2015 has been our partnership with The Nature Conservancy at three sites in Vermont to restore\u00a0disease-resistant elm to riparian areas \u2013 part of the largest elm tree restoration project in the Northeast.<\/p>\n

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is located in East Charleston, VT and is dedicated to connecting\u00a0people and place through research, education, and action. Since 2005 our crews have planted nearly\u00a050,000 trees and shrubs to restore riparian areas throughout northeastern Vermont and northern New\u00a0Hampshire. Landowners who would like participate in this program and obtain very low cost riparian\u00a0area restoration on their own land, should contact NorthWoods at 802-723-6551, extension 302.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This spring, NorthWoods Stewardship Center has paired up with a number of conservation groups in\u00a0ongoing efforts to restore forested shorelines along the region\u2019s lakes and streams. Restoration of these\u00a0forested riparian buffer areas is one of the most cost effective ways to improve water quality by\u00a0intercepting nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants carried in runoff before they reach the water,\u00a0thereby avoiding the costly environmental problems seen in Lake Champlain in Vermont. These buffer\u00a0strips also enhance wildlife habitat values \u2013 for fish, birds, and a diversity of other species. 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