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Greener Roadsides Summer 2001 roadside with flowers
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Stream Restoration, A Photo Essay

  1. A retaining wall was used to preserve stream bank vegetation. This enhances the stream by contributing insects and plant organic matter to the aquatic ecosystem, as well as enhancing instream cover and stabilizing the banks.
photo: stream along embankment and retaining wall
Photo - Larry Urban, MtDOT
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