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Fox Wolf watershed scientist urges more native shoreline plantings to curb runoff
Summary
Katie Reed of Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance told the Oshkosh Sustainability Advisory Board that native plants slow and absorb runoff, reduce phosphorus that fuels harmful algal blooms, and provide habitat; she described cost-share programs, demonstration sites and starter species for residents.
Katie Reed, watershed science coordinator at Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance, told the Sustainability Advisory Board on May 4 that native shoreline and yard plantings improve water quality by slowing runoff, trapping sediment and uptaking phosphorus.
"Native plants are really great for water quality," Reed said, explaining that native species' deeper and more extensive root systems let water soak into the ground and hold soil in place. She pointed to erosion and increased phosphorus as drivers of harmful algal…
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