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In the early 1990s, TU volunteer Rich Redmen had the idea to use large Willow stakes to resurrect a deeply eroding stream bank on the Boquet River in Wadhams, N.Y.
At the time, it was a common practice to load eroding banks with large rocks, often called rip rap. But rip rap could cost 15 to 20 times more than a willow-staking project. Rip rap can also generate downstream flow issues and problems.
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Our very own Ben Jones (RGS & AWS) and Andy Edwards (PF/QF) went on The Hunting Dog Podcast to offer some insight on the recent milestone collaboration between the two organizations. Listen here!
We got to hear from Regional Development Director Chad Bloom around the 14:50 mark:
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Ben Jones joins the podcast to give a state of the union address on our favorite odd couple of the woods (grouse and woodcock). Ron and Ben catch up on the past year, as well as the leaps and bounds that RGS & AWS have been making in the habitat world we love so much.
