Lou McNamara introduced Ben Whalen from the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee as our guest speaker on Feb. 15, 2016.
Ben not only works for this Committee but is also a Counselor and Deputy Mayor of Sussex Corner.
Mr. Whalen explained that there are three aspects of his non-profit organization – restoration, science and monitoring, and education and outreach. The goal of the Committee is to restore the natural habitat of the area.
Some of the Committee’s accomplishments include:
- More than 400 in-stream habitat structures added
- More than 230,000 trees planted by volunteers
- More than 52 km of installed fencing along streams
- More than 3500m of eroding bank stabilized
- More than 80 fording sites added
Past President Bob Tremblett thanked Ben for the presentation and the work of his Committee and volunteers.