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Onsite Ecologists Three Miles of Riparian Buffer in a Remote Location Custom Grown Plants using Locally Collected Seed Pocket Wetlands for Amphibian Habitat

Frozen Camp WMA Buffer

Three miles of reconstructed stream doubles as woodcock and game bird habitat. ArcheWild ecologists worked with the project sponsor to choose optimal species, sizes, and forms.

ArcheWild staff collected local ecotype seed and grew the necessary species under contract.

Our professional planting team relocated to West Virginia during spring and fall and tapped local residents to play support roles such as transportation and staging.

An onsite ecologist directed the entire planting, placing species in their optimal locations for authentic habitat creation and species survival.

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Invasive Control and Streambank Protection Custom Grown Plant Material Professional Planters Ecologist Placement and layout

French Creek Riparian Buffer

French Creek is an exceptional quality (EQ1) stream in southeastern Pennsylvania. ArcheWild was awarded the project after a competitive bidding process under the C2P2 grant program.

Extensive invasive control and streambank protection along a 1/2 mile section preceded building the shrub buffer. Custom-grown shrubs and trees.

The project concludes with a 5-acre riparian meadow.

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Eroded channel needed rebuilding Reconstructed Channel Conservation Grade Species Large Planting Team Finished in Two Days

Morgan Creek Riparian Buffer

The work done at Morgan Creek headwaters to reshape and fill the deeply cut channel for smooth sheet flow is crucial for preventing erosion and improving water quality.

ArcheWild’s use of specialty containerless native species is a great approach to quickly stabilize the soil and create a thriving habitat for birds.

The conservation-grade species will not only enhance the local ecosystem but also provide valuable seeds for future nursery projects.

ArcheWild mobilized a large planting team to complete the project in just a few days.

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Peppermint Park Riparian Buffer

This catchment basin was designed to capture surface flows from an 80-acre parcel and parking lot before it emptied into Cooks Creek, an EQ1 stream.

See how the 1/2-acre site transforms from a patch of dirt into a dense native shrub thicket with native forb adjuncts.

Good species selection was the key to this buffer’s success.

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Speckled Alder Riparian Buffer Dogwood-Willow Riparian Buffer Buttonsbush-Dogwood Riparian Buffer Dogwood-Willow-Myrtle Riparian Buffer

Natural Riparian Buffers

ArcheWild’s authentic approach to building riparian buffers is modelled on how nature works.

Large, dense thickets of site-appropriate shrubs with a few scattered trees to act as a seed source for a future forest.

Most active riparian areas’ terminal community type is either a shrubland or riverine meadow. Inundation, scour, beavers, and other factors limit the growth of trees.

Where the riparian zone is not active, more trees can be used.

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Frozen Camp WMA Buffer

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Morgan Creek Riparian Buffer

Peppermint Park Riparian Buffer

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