The weather cooperated and helped 20 North Pocono CARE volunteers plant about 400 low-height shrubs along Choke Creek in Thornhurst Township in Lackawanna County on MY 4.

The planting area included a portion of Game Lands 91 in the Pinchot State Forest where a PPL power line crosses the creek. The project was done in cooperation with the DCNR Bureau of Forestry, the Game Commission and PPL Electric Utilities.

Native brook trout breed and thrive in Choke Creek, an Exceptional Value tributary of the Lehigh River. Shading along an area which is exposed to sun helps to keep the creek water cool, which is critical to trout survival. The plants also prevent erosion along the creek banks.

The May 4 planting effort is the second such streamside venture. Last April, volunteers planted 200 trees along an exposed area of Ash Creek in Clifton Township, another creek known for its breeding brook trout population.

Helping to fund the project were contributions from PPL Electric Utilities, Wegmans Food Markets and The Home Depot, as well as from several members of NP CARE.

North Pocono CARE is a nonprofit organization formed more than 20 years ago to preserve the environment in the North Pocono area, with a primary focus on protecting the headwaters of the Lehigh River and its watershed.

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