Over 500 trees planted to mitigate flood impact in East Hardwick
Over the last two weeks the Upper Lamoille Streamwise team led by Jed Feffer has planted over 500 trees along the Lamoille River in East Hardwick at the properties of David and Gail O’Brian, Lanny and Mary Jane Hill and Zack and Bridget Hoppe. The trees were purchased with funding provided by the Greensboro Association. The trees planted, Silky Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood, Cottonwood, Elderberry, Winterberry, Chokecherry, Speckled Alder and Willow, are all good options for protecting river buffers. Property owner Zack Hoppe said “It was great to be able to bring local community members together to help protect our land from future flood events and at the same time improve the water quality of the Lamoille River for the benefit of all”. Planting volunteers included Lucy Zendzian, Liz Baum, Bill Berman, Jed Feffer, Dede Stabler, Stew Arnold, JoAnn Hanowski, Liz Hatch, Lucy Mitchell, Dave Kelley, Sawyer Waite, Gavin Waite and Chris Steel. If you are interested in having the Streamwise team support you with your property in a similar way please contact Liza Kiesler at [email protected].
