3/4 Mile of Cameron Creek - Protected & Restored - 3,000 willows and Counting! скачать в хорошем качестве

3/4 Mile of Cameron Creek - Protected & Restored - 3,000 willows and Counting!

In 2025, we joined long-time partners at Shining Mountain Ranch in a massive protection effort: fencing a 3/4 mile section of Cameron Creek, prohibiting cattle grazing in this degraded system. To jumpstart recovery, volunteers are in the midst of a two-year effort to plant upwards of 8,000 native willows. Calculations suggest this restoration will prevent 17 tons, or three dump trucks full, of sediment from entering the stream and River each year! Cameron Creek is one of the warmest creeks entering the Bitterroot, with some sections reaching up to 70F. In a few years shade from this healthy vegetation will help keep these waters cool – and fish and other wildlife alive. You can read more about this restoration project here: bitterrootwater.org/stream-de-fence/ Then, SUBSCRIBE to our e-newsletter to stay up to date with conservation milestones and ways to stay engaged at bitterrootwater.org/subscribe Without strong roots to hold the land together, streams without vegetation are bound to erode, dumping tons of sediment into the water, muddying it and clogging aquatic breeding habitats. Then, sun-exposed creeks across the Bitterroot are warming, threatening fish survival. Plus, the landowner loses land and it's ability to store valuable groundwater.