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Opinion: Eagle River Watershed Council: Healthy Forests Make for Healthy Watersheds (CO)

from Vail Daily, July 15, 2020

Opinion: Eagle River Watershed Council: Healthy Forests Make for Healthy Watersheds (CO) Vail Daily, July 15, 2020 James Dilzell, education and outreach coordinator for Eagle River Watershed Council, writes, "The saying goes that when it rains it pours, and though we don’t often see the rain here beyond afternoon downpours during our late summer monsoon season, trees play an important role when it does rain (and pour). Their leaves and branches slow the water down and regulate the amount of flow rushing over the ground, preventing floods and a rapid increase of water flowing through streams. Trees, specifically their roots, provide structure and stabilize banks. The combination of slowing the rain and adding a structure helps to keeps soil on the banks and sediment out of the rivers. High turbidity, or high levels of sediment, can negatively affect native fish and other aquatic life." READ MORE

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