OCLT partnered with the NYSDEC Hudson Estuary Program this year on 10 Trees for Tribs projects amounting to approximately 2,265 trees and shrubs planted.
This vital program provides free native seedlings to help fortify stream buffers.
Expanding stream buffer areas and restoring native vegetation helps to store water during droughts and helps protect people and property from the impacts of flooding. Healthy vegetated stream buffers intercept rainfall, filter runoff, capture sediment, absorb excess floodwaters, lower water temperatures, and reduce erosion.
Restoring vegetated buffers is important in flood-prone areas, but also in upstream areas to reduce the speed and potentially the volume of floodwaters. Healthy stream buffers also offer habitat benefits and contribute to ecosystem resiliency.
Learn more about the Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs program, click here.
