Ranch Resources identified several opportunities to enhance rare plant communities and restore degraded habitats. This season, we planted 50 15-gallon black cottonwood trees within the primary flood plain of the Ruby River. We also designed a restoration project for water birch communities. Water birch and cottonwood trees are in decline due to degraded riparian communities. Ranch Resources also designed a project to eradicate Reed Canary Grass, an invasive riparian grass, and reestablish healthy native riparian communities. Project Lead: Jan Banks