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Hunter Brook Preserve – Trees for Tribs

In collaboration with the Watershed Agricultural Council, WLT launched a riparian planting project at the Hunter Brook Preserve in Yorktown in 2012. To date, more than 100 trees and shrubs were planted along 4-acres of the brook’s floodplain in an effort to stabilize the floodplain, mitigate storm and flood damage, improve water quality, and enhance the overall habitat. We chose trees and shrubs that typically live on floodplains (for example, sycamore, willows, river birch) that are expected to thrive in the wet, sandy soil of the Hunter Brook.

Westchester County recently recognized WLT’s enhancement work at the Hunter Brook Preserve with a Soil and Water Conservation Achievement Award. These awards recognize activities and projects in the County that best promote the conservation, management and restoration of soil and water resources.

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About Westchester Land Trust

Westchester Land Trust works with public and private partners to preserve land in perpetuity and to enhance the natural resources in Westchester and eastern Putnam counties—a densely populated region under persistent threat from the pressures of development. Founded in 1988, WLT has preserved 9,278 acres of open space. More than 1,148 acres of land are owned by the organization which are free and open to the public year-round. WLT was one of the first land trusts in the nation to receive accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.