Workers along the Connecticut River as it passes through Fairlee, Vermont, United States. During the summer of 2002 a restoration project aimed at restoring a severely eroded riverbank utilized overgrown Christmas trees to create a revetment at the work site. The trees were eventually planted with various aquatic plant life to help further trap sediment and prevent erosion. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/ctriver/ctriver_sustainable_riverbanks.html">[1]</a>
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