working to reduce pollution in Opequon Creek

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v1.1 (May 5, 2007)

Opequon Creek Project Team

Tree Planting Beside Creeks

Tree Buffers help shade creeks and streams, filter pollutants coming off the land, improve wildlife habitat, and stabilize the banks. 

May 19, 2008, Mill Creek Buffer.  On May 19, 2008, the Project Team planted 147 trees and shrubs on Mill Creek.  The following week saw torrential rainfall (3.5 inches in one evening), and except for a few newly planted shrubs being uprooted, the buffer weathered the storm.  Photo Gallery

April-May 2007, Opequon Creek Buffer. On April 20 and May 5, 2007, the Project Team planted 110 trees and shrubs along Opequon Creek.  Photo Gallery

Spring 2006, Tuscarora Creek Buffer. On April 29, 2006, the Team planted 200 trees, protected by tubes, and 300 woody shrubs along a tributary of Opequon, the Tuscarora Creek.  Photo Gallery

Projects Benefits increased groundwater infiltration cooler water and air decreased streambank erosion filtered sediments and pollutants commonly found in runoff floodwater storage increase wildlife habitat [cited from GreenWorks ]

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