Need to get rid of that old Christmas tree?

RBC | White River Alliance is using used Christmas trees that are free of tinsel and other decorations to help restore inactive riparian areas.
The trees act as a biodegradable obstacle that slows the water down, allowing sediment to drop in the channel instead of the river, and grasses to grow in the surrounding areas.
Recovering riparian can provide good water access for livestock and wildlife.
 Slowly eroded channels can rise again, thus bringing the…