During the 2006 Columbus Day weekend, four landowners, 30 Portland University students, a landscaping service and five out-of-work fisherman joined together to plant 345 trees and 400 native shrubs along more than a mile of streambank along South Fork Beaver Creek. To get the trees established, competing reed canarygrass was mowed and then scalped by a backhoe down to bare soil. Trees and shrubs were then planted with 10 ounces of geotexile fabric placed around their base. On top of the fabric, 5-foot high welded wire cages were held in place by steel T-posts and slip ties to protect against damage from beavers and elk. The purpose of this effort was to create future shade to reduce water temperatures, stabilize stream banks to prevent fine sediment from entering the stream and eventually provide large woody debris for salmon habitat. Project funding was provided through the DEQ Non-Point Source Pollution 319 Grants Program.