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By Beverly Hunter Special to the Rappahannock News There are a great many ways in to protect and restore streams near homes, farms, forests and communities. The following suggestions are a beginning. To learn more, come to the July 12 “Stream Treasures of Rappahannock” outing and picnic at Hearthstone School on Route 211 west of Sperryville. Here are ways to protect and improve the vegetative buffer: • Promote dense vegetation to reduce runoff and trap contaminants. • Stop mowing and cutting vegetation down to within at least 35 feet of a stream. Vegetation helps to hold the bank in place and slow the flow of water into the stream. • Restore vegetative buffers by planting native species of grasses, shrubs and trees See STREAMS, Page A6
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