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Dillon Creek wetland planted with water-loving native species

Sun is shining on a creek bed with muddy banks, trees in the background.
The creek's recently rerouted banks are going through revegetation to protect the soil from eroding. Photo by Anastasia Avvakumova.
Anastasia Avvakumova - CKTZ - Cortes Island • BC | 15-02-2022
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Around 20 volunteers of all ages gathered at Linnaea Farm for the latest workbee on the Dillon Creek Wetland Restoration Project on Feb. 12.

A group of about 15 people pose for the camera in a natural outdoor setting.

Most of the volunteers who came for the day are pictured here. Photo by Anastasia Avvakumova.

The wetland restoration project came out of lake-monitoring work done in 2014 by Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), which identified the need for reducing sediment flowing into Gunflint and Hague Lakes, where it was causing seasonal algae bloom. Linnaea Farm was chosen in 2020 as a perfect partner and place to begin the work of restoring areas of land that had been ditched and drained for farming to its original wetland ecosystem.

The work last Saturday consisted of planting live stakes—live cuttings from trees—along the banks of the creek to prevent soil erosion and provide habitat for wildlife.

Bundles of cuttings from trees lean against the bank of a creek.

The species planted were willow, black cottonwood, twinberry, elderberry and red osier dogwood. Photo by Anastasia Avvakumova.

Listen to the CKTZ News interview with Project Manager Miranda Cross below:

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