Mill Creek - (Bristol Oxford Valley rd) Levittown, PA   

Mill Creek (Bristol Oxford Valley rd) Levittown, PA - Tree Planting to Lessen Stormwater

Project:

• 300 native trees and shrubs as Riparian Buffer / Flood Plain

• Remove Climbing Vines from old growth trees

• Remove Sticker Bush

• Remove 1 acre or Japanese Knotweed

• Plant 350 Native Trees and Shrubs 

• Riparian Buffer (Plant trees along a waterway to prevent erosion and lessen storm water)

• Flood Plain (After Knotweed is removed the area will be filled with Wet soil loving trees and shrubs)

• 3 acre property 

• Tended Trail loop around property 

• Parking for 5-6 cars

• Little Fishing spot

• Quick dog walk loop 

• Native grass and wildflower throughout property 

Along Black Ditch, a tributary of Mill Creek in Levittown, Bristol Township PA we are installing a riparian buffer to help lessen storm water. We will be removing invasive shrubs then planting native trees and native berrying shrubs to spread the good native plants by feeding birds on this 3 acre county property.

Photo Gallery History of this Mill Creek Project

Tree source: Keystone 10 Million Trees

• 200 trees, 50 shrubs (were planted in the spring 2023)

• 75 trees, 25 shrubs (were planted in fall 2023)

With the help of Penn State Master Watershed Stewards, we treated an acre of knotweed with herbicide to enable native reforestation in the coming years.

Native Trees and Shrubs, Timeline, and Partners

Timeline Tree planting Spring 2023

• 2-16-2023

Land owner agreement with Bucks County 

• 2-17-23 to 3-6-23 

Site Preparation

Bristol Township helped clear area of Sticker bushes and downed trees, helped dispose of Knotweed with a donated Dumpster and 8 hours of Backhoe / Brush hog invasive removal.

• 4-14-23 to 4-23-23 

Trees were planted

Partners 

• Bucks County Conservation District

• Keystone 10 Million Trees

• Bristol Township

Native Trees

• 15 Grey Birch

• 25 River Birch

• 25 American Sycamore

• 25 Swamp White Oak

• 20 Speckled Alder

• 50 Tulip Poplar 

Native Shrubs 

• 15 Silky Willow

• 15 Red Choke Berry

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Videos from Mill Creek at Bristol Oxford Valley Rd - Levittown, PA

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