Trees for Trout Collection Event
DATE: January 7, 2023 — 10:00am to 2:00pm
LOCATION: Arcadia
Check Station located in Arcadia Management Area where Route 165/Ten Rod Road
intersects with the Wood River (look for signs)
Tis the season to improve river
habitats!
DEM Division of
Fish and Wildlife is once again partnering with Trout Unlimited Rhode Island
Chapter on a habitat restoration program called “Trees for Trout.”
This project uses recycled Christmas trees to improve habitat for wild trout and other aquatic organisms. Strategic placement of the trees helps restore streams and rivers that have become wide and shallow due to flooding and storms, provide refuge habitat, and stabilize stream banks.
Known as “conifer revetments,” the trees
trap sediment and decompose to gradually become part of the banks themselves.
The tree branches along the edges in the water offer protection for small trout
and other aquatic animals seeking a place to hide from predators.
When: Saturday, January 7, 2023; between 10am -2pm
Where: Arcadia Check Station located in Arcadia Management Area where Route 165/Ten
Rod Road intersects with the Wood River (look for signs)
Please only drop
off real trees, not fake ones or trees sprayed with fire-retardant chemicals.
All decorations and lights, as well as the stand, must be removed before the
tree is dropped off. We can only accept whole conifers, please do not bring
tree trimmings.
Thank you to
everyone who participated last year. Let’s make this another success!
Can’t make it? For help with disposal, visit: atoz.rirrc.org/items/real-christmas-trees or CONTACT: 401-789-0281
or DEM.DFW@dem.ri.gov