Riverwoods Project

Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries is planting trees to fight climate change

The Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries Trust has previously written about increasing stream temperatures under climate change conditions, and how this poses a threat to aquatic life. One way to remedy the problem is to plant trees along riverbanks, in what’s called the riparian zone. Trees will provide shade in hot summer months, keeping stream temperatures cool.

Woodland creation will provide. . .

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