Shelterbelt - Revegetation & Restoration

Wetland/Shoreline Buffer Mitigation

We have successfully implemented many wetland, riparian and shoreline mitigation and restoration projects, from site preparation through planting and the critical maintenance period.

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bareroot graminoid planting
American bulrush, first summer in a brackish wetland
Wetland mitigation project in Ferndale. Blue tubes keep the Eastern cottontail rabbits at bay and act as little greenhouses to help the native tree and shrub seedlings get off to a strong start.
Beach mitigation on Chuckanut Bay including Pacific dunegrass, coastal gumplant and sand strawberry.
Direct seeding of native grasses can be highly effective
Same site one year later: native grass meadow barley and 1st year shrubs.
A young willow and fresh songbird habitat piles at the Bellingham Food Co-op off site mitigation project.
Mulch rings help new plants in many ways: reduced evapotranspiration, help with weed competition, jumpstarting the formation of healthy soil biota.
New wetland shrub and graminoid plantings next to a root wad installation in Fairhaven.
Slough sedge is a winner in the moist areas.
Maintenance is all-important
Ice-up can be helpful when you are moving mulch across a wetland
Year 2 warranty replant and snow geese in the Skagit Valley