West Pine Creek runs straight through John Friesen’s cattle pasture. He’s fenced off over a mile of riparian area leaving a large setback to allow natural revegetation and bank stabilization.
Friesen Waterway Fencing
Northeast of Piney, along West Pine Creek, a tributary to the Roseau River
Benefits
- Livestock have no access to riparian area allowing for natural revegetation and bank stabilization
- Habitat will be naturally reestablished for wildlife
- Restored riparian area will act as a buffer, filtering nutrients that may runoff from the surrounding pasture
Characteristics
- ~2 dozen cattle
- 4 strand barbed wire fence along entire length of creek
- Cattle will be allowed to flash graze along creek during dry season to prevent overgrowth
