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A frugal wall of trees may save eroding Riceford Creek

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Volunteers anchor tree to the creek banks.
Conservation Corps volunteers Beth Dahl, left, Joe McCarthy, Jennie LaRoche and Travis Wilder work to anchor a tree to the banks of Riceford Creek near Spring Grove, Minn., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Conservation Corps workers, with guidance from the Nature Conservancy, are using cedar trees to help stabilize the banks of the creek, which leads to the South Fork of the Root River.
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Riceford Creek
Trees in the water line the banks of Riceford Creek near Spring Grove, Minn., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Over the last few months, volunteers have been anchoring trees to the banks of the creek hoping to slow the current and allow sediment to build and reverse the erosion damage.
Alex Kolyer
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Volunteers anchor tree to the creek banks.
Conservation Corps volunteers Beth Dahl, left, Joe McCarthy, Jennie LaRoche and Travis Wilder work to anchor a tree to the banks of Riceford Creek near Spring Grove, Minn., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Conservation Corps workers, with guidance from the Nature Conservancy, are using cedar trees to help stabilize the banks of the creek, which leads to the South Fork of the Root River.
Alex Kolyer for MPR
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Cedar trees are helping stop bank erosion.
Trees in the water line the banks of Riceford Creek near Spring Grove, Minn., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Waterways across southeastern Minnesota have suffered a lot of erosion this year. Over the last few months, volunteers have been anchoring trees to the banks of the creek hoping to slow the current and allow sediment to build and reverse the erosion damage.
Alex Kolyer for MPR

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