Native trees take root in Boquet River restoration

Volunteers planting trees along Beaver Brook which feeds the Boquet River, on Ananta Farm in Westport. Photo by Eric Teed

Volunteers plant 685 saplings along Beaver Brook in Westport 

Adirondack Explorer by Eric Teed May 10, 2025

Last Saturday, 52 volunteers planted 685 native trees and shrubs as part of the Boquet River Association’s Beaver Brook riparian buffer restoration project in Westport. Boquet River Association (BRASS) project manager Lukas McNally and nursery owner Alex Caskey provided mini-workshops on how to plant for maximum success and highest ecological benefit.

The Beaver Brook restoration project is a low-cost, volunteer-based approach to reducing sedimentation and create a healthier, biologically complex riverscape that will support wildlife populations. The Boquet River Association, Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District, and the Ruffed Grouse Society organized the event. Key sponsors include Upstone Materials, along with Tamarack Earthwork and the Adirondack Council. Landowners Barred Owl Brook Farm and Ananta Farm, LLC took part in the event as well. Read more…