Penn State Extension and the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center's Greening the Lower Susquehanna Program will offer an opportunity to learn how to repair a stream through hands-on practice. This activity will take place on Saturday, April 2, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Little Chiques Creek, 305 Longenecker Road, Mount Joy.
Participants will live stake and plant trees along a stretch of Little Chiques Creek that is in need of stream bank stabilization. Live staking is a low-cost and easy way to add fast-growing plants to a stream bank and create more stable soils.
The program is for anyone who is interested in learning how to repair a stream on his or her own property, wants to help to protect and restore local waterways, and would like to get outside and volunteer.
Participants should bring gloves, a water bottle, hand pruners, a shovel, a mallet, and waterproof boots or waders. Volunteers will have plenty of space to social distance. Since the group will also be planting some trees along the side of the stream, a few opportunities to help from dry land will also be possible.
There is no charge to participate, but preregistration is required at https://tinyurl.com/streamrepair by Friday, April 1.
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