Friends of Furneaux Creek Monthly Meeting

Ricky Linex will present Riparian Management, Why Creeks Act the Way they Do 

Ricky will discuss the relationships of riparian areas to the uplands that provide water to the riparian areas and the importance of good land stewardship for the maintenance of healthy creeks and rivers. He’ll show several native riparian plants and discuss a strength rating of each plant as well as its wetland indicator rating which shows how much wetness a plant can tolerate. We will discuss what goes wrong when vegetation and landform cannot support the excessive amounts of water provided to the creeks, say from overgrazing or urban growth, and how erosion results. We will show how creeks can be restored by removing the hindrances that created the problem. Included is a handout that lists riparian plants of north central Texas including their strength rating and wetland indicator rating.

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Meeting ID: 895 6919 6673   Passcode: 640135    Please remember to mute your line when the presentation begins.  Thank you!

– Richard Johnson, 469-877-0695