Beaver Creek Willow Planting Workday
Tue, Sep 22
|Location is TBD
Join Freshwater Conservation Canada to harvest and plant willow stakes and rehabilitate degraded creeks!
Time & Location
Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location is TBD
About the event
WHY?
Beaver Creek is an important stream for some of the easternmost populations of unhybridized Westslope Cutthroat Trout. Riparian degradation caused primarily by livestock access and OHV use in and around the stream has been impacting these threatened native trout populations in the watershed. Freshwater Conservation Canada has been working to restore aquatic and riparian habitat in this creek since 2022, through riparian planting, invasive plant species removal, and bridge replacements/OHV trail rehabilitation.
To help speed up the natural revegetation, volunteers will help to harvest and plant willow stakes along Beaver Creek.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING
Volunteers will spend the morning harvesting willow and other riparian plants from the area, and the afternoon planting them. These bioengineering efforts will help stabilize streambanks and vegetate restoration areas, and improve habitat for native species. This conservation work is made possible thanks to support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Habitat Stewardship Program.