Fencing Project (2022)

With a donation of fencing from DFO, the landowner, who doesn’t have cattle themselves, were able to fence-out the range-permitted cattle that were crushing a large section of lower Greer Creek (below the falls).

Greer Creek.
Posts for building the fence.
Fencing materials.
Steam bank armouring after fencing off the bank.
Ways of keeping livestock out of the creek bed.
Ways of keeping livestock out of the creek bed.
 

Various methods were used to help divert livestock from the riverbank, but also willows were planted in key areas to help stabilize the bank.

Creating diversions to redirect livestock.
Creating diversions to redirect livestock.
Creating diversions to redirect livestock.
Adding willows to stabilize the bank.
Adding willows to stabilize the bank.
Adding willows to stabilize the bank.
Adding willows to stabilize the bank.
 

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