Photo Database Series Restoration- Maxcys Mill Riparian Planting on West Br.

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Maureen Hoffman, the Executive Director of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, lends a hand on a Saturday to plant trees along the West Branch. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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Erskine Academy students working hard along the West Branch. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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This photo shows the need for the buffer planting as the banks are bare of any trees. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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Reb Manthey of the China Lake Regional Conservation Alliance lends a hand supervising where to plant the trees along the West Branch. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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The trees were staged in different locations along the half mile stretch planted. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association organized a large tree planting along a power line corridor in Windsor in May 2000. The site, known as Maxcys Mills, was planted with 1200 low growing native container shrubs which arrived in a truck. The trees had to be moved up to a half mile down the river using human power alone. Photo by J. McNitt May 2000.

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After a hard day of planting trees, volunteers were fed well. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.

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Peter Abello, AmeriCorps volunteer, leads a warm up exercise for volunteer planters. Photo by M. Laser May 2000.


 

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