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Pratt Farm Riparian Restoration
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Pratt Farm Riparian Restoration
Pratt Farm Riparian Restoration
The Pratt Farm demonstration project involved the restoration of a one- mile agricultural ditch network that drained directly into headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. The ditch was reconfigured to emulate the sinuosity of a natural creek, which is expected to reduce sediment runoff. A series of freshwater wetlands were also incorporated to absorb excess nutrients from farm runoff. Finally, native trees, shrubs and warm season grasses were planted along the creek to serve as a buffer for both nutrients and sediments.
Pratt Farm Riparian Restoration
Pratt Farm Riparian Restoration
Restoration
Volunteers plant native hardwood trees along the bank to help stabilize theriparian habitat. Much of Pratt Farm was ditched and drained for agriculture,the restoration work was conducted to return the straight ditched area to anatural stream form wit
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Local children stand in the low marsh area adjacent to the pre-restoredditch of a headwater stream.
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A stream, after restoration, when meanders had been added to create sinuosity.
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Volunteers along the tree margin work to stabilize and replant the remnant sideof the former ditch.
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Volunteers take a hard earned break at the restoration site.
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A view of the restoration site looking downstream, note the new shallow baseflow channel.
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Volunteers plant woody shrub wetland species in the restored flood plain.
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A group of volunteers plant native shrub scrub species. The new plantings allhad a maximum height of 3-4 feet.
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Two students dig a hole in preparation to plant potted wetland species at therestoration site.
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The base flow channel, after restoration with the addition ofmeanders and ready for planting.
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A group of students plant along the flood plain.
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Workers plant shrub species in the emergent wetland area, note the still activefarm in the background.
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The ditched channel prior to restoration.
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Volunteers in the emergent wetland, vegetation in the flood plain.
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Vegetation in the flood plain
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Volunteers plant near the newly restored stream bank where meanders have beenadded.
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