RIPARIAN BUFFER
WORKSHOPS
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The
riparian buffer along two sections of Lake Chatuge’s shoreline
(totaling more than 1,000 linear feet) in Clay County, NC, a
500-foot reach of Butternut Creek in Union County and a
350-foot section of Corn Creek in Towns County has been
restored using native trees, shrubs and other plants, thanks
to a strong HRWC/TVA partnership and hard-working volunteers!
Using designated funding provided by TVA, HRWC conducted four free
workshops in 2006, 2007 and 2008 to replant these areas
while teaching people about the value of native trees and
shrubs along waterways. A total of 71 people
participated in one of these workshops. |
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Project sites on Lake Chatuge in Clay County, NC are located
at the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) boat ramp at the
end of Ledford Chapel Road and the Clay Co. Recreation Park
campground. In Union County, the project site is at
Meeks Park and the Towns County site is on the Young Harris
College campus near the baseball complex. In addition
to TVA staff support, HRWC also appreciates the
participation and assistance provided by WRC, NRCS, Young
Harris College and Clay and Union County governments.
Please visit
the
Publications
page for information about plants native to the southern
Appalachian Mountains, as well as
invasive species that
shouldn't be cultivated in our area; or stop by the
HRWC office to pick up free hard
copies.
Visit our Scrapbook
for pictures of the riparian buffer workshops!
