This project would installed approximately 6000 sq.ft. of mulch (permeable plastic tarp) and planted 1315 native plants in these tarps. Invasive weeds (particularly reed canary grass) was removed prior to the installation of the tarps.

The landowners completed riparian buffer installation in a previous project. Invasive blackberries were removed and mulch (permeable plastic tarp) was installed. Approximately 1,700 native trees and shrubs were planted in that previous project.

Later, a wind storm knocked down 20 mature locust trees in the original project area. While they werenot native, these trees had been a major source of shade. This project planted additional native vegetation in the areas left open by the loss of these locust trees. Also, when the original buffer was installed, irregularly-shaped areas were left unplanted due to the high cost of laying mulch (tarp) by hand and the budget constraints of the original project. This project installed mulch and trees in those irregularly-shaped areas.