WILLOWS & THE JORDAN RIVER

BY: JESSIE DUARTE & MICHAEL SPENCER

INTRO• LAST WEEK WE PLANTED WILLOW BRANCHES

ALONG THE BANKS OF THE JORDAN RIVER. WITHIN 3 YEARS, THESE WILLOW BRANCHES GROW ROOTS 8-10 FEET( IN RADIUS) OF WHERE THE BRANCH IS PLANTED. THESE ROOTS GIVE THE BANKS SHAPE AND CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE RIVER FLOW. IT ALSO PREVENTS EROSION. THE WILLOWS ARE NATIVE SPECIES WHICH CAN BE EATEN BY LOCAL BEAVERS. PLANTING WILLOWS IS CHEAP, EASY AND GREAT FOR JORDAN RIVER HABITAT.

Roots as strong as brickPlants as beautiful as sunRiver eating bank.

‘round the river bendWeaving through the endless rootswater carries on

Always flowing downCarrying sediment through Plants hold it back

Trees unyieldingWater unstoppable forceNature, pure cycle

TO GET INVOLVED:

• HTTP://JORDANRIVERCOMMISSION.COM/LEARN/RESTORATION-PROJECTS-AND-OPEN-SPACE-ALONG-THE-JORDAN-RIVER/