Participants will learn how live staking can help repair eroding streambanks using nothing more than branch cuttings from certain native trees and shrubs and a few simple supplies.
These branch cuttings, called live stakes, grow into mature plants when installed correctly along streambanks, providing natural stabilization and long-term erosion control.
During this webinar, attendees will explore how live staking works as an accessible, low-cost streambank repair technique; the benefits it provides for both landowners and waterways; which native plants work well for live staking in Pennsylvania; and how to confidently harvest, prepare and install live stake branches.
Live Stakes Available
For an additional fee, participants can select a bundle of 10 locally and freshly harvested live stakes for pickup from one of seven counties, to be installed on their own property.
Locations include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lebanon, Montgomery and Westmoreland counties.
Stake bundles will be available for pickup March 24-27. Check specific locations for pickup hours. Quantities are limited. Installing live stakes after harvesting is time sensitive.
Who is this for?
-- People concerned about streambank erosion
-- Landowners with a stream on their property
-- Anyone interested in low-cost streambank repair
-- Property owners with a backyard stream that could benefit from stabilizing plant material
What will you learn?
-- One technique for low-cost streambank repair
-- Benefits of live staking for stream repair
-- Common plants used for live staking
-- Harvesting and installing live stake branches along a stream
Organizers encourage attendees to register before March 20. Registration carries a $5 fee.
Participants wishing to support the broader work of the Master Watershed Steward program can choose the “additional support” option.
Click Here to register and for more information.
Questions should be directed to Natalie Marioni, Master Watershed Stewards coordinator for Cumberland and Franklin counties, at 717-706-6040 or nkm5342@psu.edu.
Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.
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