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River cane to improve Clyde water quality

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Volunteers work to install river cane at Rivers Edge Park in Clyde. Donated photo Volunteers work to install river cane at Rivers Edge Park in Clyde. Donated photo

A coalition of individuals and organizations came together to get river cane planted at Rivers Edge Park in Clyde this month. 

Warren Wilson College and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cooperative Extension Services Agriculture and Natural Resources Program donated the cane, and the Town of Clyde provided transportation, and a location for the planting. Volunteers from Haywood Waterways Association put the plants in the ground. 

River cane will help filter and reduce runoff to the Pigeon River. 

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