A Riparian Ranger is more than a volunteer opportunity; it’s a chance to shepherd a streamside restoration project from its flashy beginnings through the part that really matters: after the trees are planted.
A Riparian Ranger is assigned a streamside forest buffer that they visit monthly during the growing season.
At each visit, they complete the hands-on tree care tasks: straightening stakes and tree tubes, removing bird exclusion nets, checking for invasive plants, rodent damage, broken fencing, and noting how many trees need replanting.
All the essentials to ensure tree survival and project success.
The Alliance started the Riparian Ranger program after some hard-learned lessons in streamside forest management.
Native trees are tough, and riparian species even more so than others. They are adapted to floods and disturbance, and can survive for weeks pinned to the ground by a snapped stake as long as they get straightened up sooner than later.
A Riparian Ranger’s monitoring and tree care can improve tree survivorship dramatically, result in improved landowner satisfaction, and help us do our job better.
Here is a description of a Riparian Rangers volunteer position.
Click Here to watch a video on the program.
Visit the Alliance’s Riparian Rangers webpage to learn more
Training Opportunity
The Alliance will hold Riparian Ranger Training on June 13 in Lancaster County from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Click Here for more information.
Questions should be directed to Rob Frank at: rfrank@allianceforthebay.org.
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