Welch River Corridor
Name of Project: Welch River Corridor Easement
Location: Enosburg, VT
River: Tyler Branch
Type of Project: River Corridor Easement
Public Access: No
Date Completed: December 2010
Size: 19.2 Acres
Water Frontage: 3,784 feet
Landowner: James Welch; Conservation Easement held by Vermont River Conservancy
Funding Partners: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources River Management Program
Property Description: As a major tributary of the Missisquoi River, the Tyler Branch flows through active farmland. This easement will allow the Tyler Branch to restore its natural meander pattern, reduce sedimentation and phosphorous run-off, and establish protective riparian buffers along the currently tilled shorelands of the river.
