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PROJECT “E” EARLY STAGE: LAKEFRONT PROPERTY - FORESHORE ERODING WITH RIP RAP WALLS, OVERGROWN WITH GRASS AND INVASIVES: YELLOW FLAG IRIS, CANARY REED GRASS, SPURGE, AND HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY
PROJECT “E” EARLY STAGE: RIP RAP REMOVED, BEGIN CLEARING INVASIVES
PROJECT “E” MID-STAGE ONGOING: REPLACEMENT OF ROCK REVETMENT WITH LARGE BOULDERS AND NATIVE PLANTINGS
PROJECT “F” BEFORE: RIVER FRONT PROPERTY WITH LAWN ENCROACHING RIVER. INVASIVES IN THE SPEA: CANARY REED GRASS, YELLOW FLAG IRIS, SPURGE, HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY
PROJECT “F” AFTER: CREATIVE PLANT ECOSYSTEM TO BUFFER BETWEEN LAWN AND RIVER
PROJECT “F” BEFORE: LAWN ENCROACHING RIVER, STEEP SLOPE WITH INVASIVE PLANTS
PROJECT “F” AFTER: REDUCED SLOPE TO PREVENT RUN-OFF, INVASIVES REMOVED AND NATIVES PLANTED
PROJECT “F” COMPLETE: BOULDER PLACEMENT, GRADE CHANGES REDUCED TO ELIMINATE RUNOFF, INTRODUCED NATIVE TREES AND PLANTINGS