This project was funded by a Big Sky Watershed Corps Project Support grant from the MWCC Watershed Fund.
Project Description
BSWC member Daniel Holder expanded the watershed group’s work to replace invasive reed canarygrass (RCG) with native trees and shrubs. Previously this effort has focused on the Bull River Drainage, but Daniel worked with a landowner along Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Lower Clark Fork River. Daniel, the landowner, and a Montana Conservation Corps crew planted 100 trees along 3,500 feet of Beaver Creek. This included removal of RCG and browse protection for each tree.
Project Outcomes and Impacts
- 4 Community Partners engaged
- 2 Conservation Practices implemented
- 44 Acres made more resilient to changing conditions
- 3,600 Feet of stream bank restored
- 100 Trees planted and protected