Strawberry Creek Planting Resilience Project

Project Basics

Project Sponsor: Office of Environment, Health & Safety

Amount Awarded: $1,475

Grant Awarded: Fall 2015

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

The goal of this project is to reduce the mortality rate of Strawberry Creek restoration plantings and increase awareness of creek restoration activities through the use of a plant protection system called Combi-guards. This system uses a biodegradable mat in conjunction with a recyclable plastic sleeve to help seedlings overcome many of the disturbances and barriers to survival that urban plants face including herbivory, wind, trampling, and desiccation. Increasing survival rates will decrease the economic and social costs plaguing campus creek restoration. Together with increased visibility of restoration efforts, this project will fortify the long-term sustainability of Strawberry Creek riparian vegetation restoration.

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