Volunteers Help With Live Stake Planting At Cayuga Creek
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper welcomed 24 volunteers to the Cayuga Creek restoration site in Niagara Falls on March 29. These volunteers helped plant hundreds of live stakes throughout the property in a couple of hours.
“It’s always amazing to see what can be done by a dedicated group of volunteers over a short period of time,” Robert Coady, project manager, said. “The 400 live stakes our volunteers installed last weekend will help expand the capacity of the site to deal with flooding, and will provide important diversity to the plant community along the creek. Thank you to everyone who participated!”
Trees and shrubs are an important component of a healthy shoreline ecosystem. The root systems of woody species help the land resist erosion and hold soil in place during flooding events. Trees and shrubs can also play a role in reducing flooding in local waterways by increasing the absorptive capacity of soil. Trees and shrubs also help regulate water temperatures by casting shade onto the water and provide critical habitat for many wildlife species and beneficial insects.
This would not be possible if it were not for partnerships like the one Waterkeeper Alliance has with HSBC. Thanks so much to the volunteers!
