December 12, 2016
On Saturday, December 10, 2016, MSD's Wes Sydnor and Erin Wagoner, in partnership with the Salt River Watershed Watch and volunteers from Manual High School, planted over 200 native sapling trees, shrubs and grasses along the banks and floodplain of Cedar Creek.
The flood-prone property, located along Bartley Drive, was purchased by MSD through a FEMA grant. Over time, the sapling trees will grow and create a forested stream buffer along the creek. This stream buffer will improve health by filtering out pollutants, providing habitat, and lowering stream temperature.
MSD will consider future plantings at other MSD properties that have been purchased through grants and buy-outs to provide additional forested lots in Louisville Metro.
