May 2009


The majority of the work on Elbertson’s down to Hendrixson’s is complete as far as rock structures. As with previous sites there is some adjustments to be made, but overall, everything is in place. There are some pictures attached to the report to give you an idea of the work done.

Work is on-going and the contractor has moved down to Benson’s. Here again at different sites you will see piles of large stone so this will provide you with some idea of where the work is headed if you are out for a drive. We hope to get down to at least Moon Hill before the end of the summer but time will tell. Plans for one area will have to be revised as the property owner is not willing to sign the permission form, therefore, we are unable to touch/set foot on his land. DEC, S&W, Fish & Wildlife have been advised.

For the areas that have been completed or “nearly” completed the next step is planting. Again, you will see some pictures attached as we had a “planting session” on Sunday, April 26. I have also attached the actual Planting Project Plan” for the area we completed. I want all to be aware that the Watershed was able to have these plants donated along with the actual grass seed. As you can see, a lot was done on that day and all in all, those that participated I believe found that with the right number of people you can get a lot of planting done in a matter of hours. We managed to plant 325 seedlings in addition to spreading the American beach grass, all taking less than 3 hours.

The Watershed is now planning for 1-2 more planting sessions probably the first week and 3rd week of June (these are very tentative). At these sessions we will be planting only Sand Bar Willows. Since these seedlings will be placed on the meanders’ of the creek and close to the water dates are really weather dependent and I am sure that if it is a bit cold out it may keep some of our volunteers away. Again, the Watershed would like the board and town’s people to be aware that we have managed to obtain 3,000 Sandy Bar willows at no cost to us.