Finn River Farm Salmon Restoration

       Saturday the 12th of April, community volunteers joined Finn River Farm for the last tree planting of the season. Cumulatively, all of our hard work equated into planting 540 trees. The trees that were planted were planned to out-grow the invasive reed canary grass. The different type of trees used included: Crab apple, shore-pine, and willow trees.

      

       It is important that the canary grass dies back, otherwise, Chimicum Creek could be a tough place for salmon. The grass will start to decay in the creek; during the decaying process, bacteria uses up oxygen to break down the grass, minimalizing oxygen for the salmon.

After expending all of our energy, Finn River Farm and Cidery provided us with dinner and a movie. We topped our own individual pizza's and produced them in their oven. It was a beautiful day well spent. Everyone was full of laughter, and stories to tell.