For our final Fall Stewardship Challenge event, we’re giving thanks to Sugar Creek by protecting its banks and improving its future. Eroding streambanks here threaten water quality, aquatic habitat, and the stability of the surrounding floodplain. This project uses live stakes and other low-tech bioengineering techniques to stabilize vulnerable banks while working with the creek’s…

Eroding streambanks along Sugar Creek threaten water quality, aquatic habitat, and the stability of the surrounding floodplain. This project uses live stakes and other low-tech bioengineering techniques to stabilize vulnerable banks while working with the creek’s natural processes—not against them. By planting deep-rooted native vegetation in key hydraulic zones, we’ll reduce sedimentation, filter runoff, and…

Let’s get spooky this Halloween—with some trees! Along the banks of Sugar Creek, we’ll plant a diverse mix of native trees and shrubs to strengthen the riparian buffer—a natural zone that protects the creek and its wildlife. These plantings will stabilize the upper bank, filter surface runoff before it reaches the water, and provide cooling…