Anyone can start here · the Middle Fork Eel River corridor near its confluence with the Black Butte River, east of Covelo in Round Valley, Mendocino County, CA
Stake native willow cuttings into a cleared Middle Fork Eel River bank, site 2 -- the Middle Fork Eel River corridor near its confluence with the Black Butte River, east of Covelo.
Fund it for $150. Proof lands onchain when it's done.
$150 proposed
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What the work involvesAnother cleared bank segment along this reach is bare and erodible; staking it with live native willow cuttings continues rebuilding the shade and bank structure the recovery program targets for this reach.
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- shovel / dibble bar
- native bare-root or plug plantings (locally sourced)
- erosion-control matting or willow stakes (bank-stabilization sites)
- loppers / hand saw (invasive removal)
- gloves + trash bags (litter pass)
- camera
- GPS-enabled phone
Steps
- 1. Walk the reach with the site plan (or the standing bioassessment/watershed-health finding, if one exists) and photograph the bank/buffer segment as found: bare soil, invasive cover, litter, erosion.
- 2. Clear invasive growth and litter from the planting zone by hand, bagging trash separately from green waste; leave native volunteers in place.
- 3. Plant native riparian species (or set willow stakes / erosion-control matting) at the spacing and depth the site plan calls for, working from the top of bank downward; water each planting in.
- 4. Stake or anchor any erosion-control matting so it will not lift in the next high-flow event, and mulch around new plantings kept clear of stems.
- 5. Photograph the finished segment from the matching vantage, record species/count or matting area installed, and note any follow-up watering the planting needs.
What counts as done
- Before photo of the cleared, bare bank segment
- Photo of harvested dormant willow cuttings (pencil-thickness, 18-24 inches) staged for planting
- After photo of the staked cuttings pushed into the bank at the design spacing
- Cutting count and spacing record
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