MountainTrue has FREE live stakes available to help you with your home stream restoration project. Come pick up some live stakes and get planting tips from our restoration experts and river cleanup crews. Limit of 500 live stakes per person. You MUST RSVP to the event to request your stakes. Then, show up during the pick-up window.
Live staking is stream bank repair using native tree cuttings to revegetate the riparian buffer. It consists of planting trees, shrubs, and grasses alongside stream banks and plays a crucial role in protecting stream health. See https://mountaintrue.org/mountaintrue-faq-live-staking/
Important: When entering the large parking area, look for a MountainTrue tent down in the lower parking lot to the left of the entrance road.
**Please make sure your vehicle is prepped and ready to carry live stakes
**Please bring a photo of the area you are restoring so staff can give you the best advice on how to plant your live stakes, and how many you will need.
