 Benefits of trees
in streamside buffers
- Trees are natural filters for sediments and utilize nutrients in the runoff.
- Trees root systems enhance infiltration
- Trees provide shade necessary to maintain cool water temperatures and rich oxygen levels for fish species like trout.
- Trees provide food, in the form of leaf litter, for critters that live in the stream.
- Trees provide homes, food, and habitat for birds and mammals; and hiding places and sunny perches for ducks, reptiles and amphibians.
- Trees that are suggested for streamside buffers include such common name species as Northern Arrowwood, White Ash, Red Osier Dogwood, Sycamore, Sassafras, Spicebush, Gray Dogwood, Green Ash, Tulip Poplar, Serviceberry, River Birch, and so many more.
- Tree shelters are recommended for this watershed to protect the tree seedlings from deer damage.
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