The quote above is from Baba Diom, a Sengalese conservationist. It is our hope that the beauty and grace of the river will move you to join us in the effort to preserve it. Follow the links below to view full-sized images and their accompanying explanations. Your browser's "back" button will bring you back here.

Areas of Restoration

• Floodplain discharge - Limekiln Brook
• Floodplain restoration area - Limekiln confluence
• Still River at Juncture of Limekiln Brook
• Still River Oxbow - near Stew Leonard's
• Oxbow Island's restoration zone
• Oxbow Island at North end of project corridor
• Floodplain restoration zone near the end of the Still corridor

Features of the Landscape

• Shoreline erosion of the Still's streambanks
• Still River/Limekiln Brook floodplain
• Still River floodplain - Commerce Park
• Floodplain in Commerce Park (shows foliage)
• Floodplain in Commerce Park (like above, but closer view)
• Close-up of undercut banks
• Still River in motion, showing large ripples
• Still River overhangs and ripples (like above, but broader view)
• Quiet section of The River, flowing under Interstate 84

The Flooding of The Still: Vintage photos by Virginia Welch

• Flooding into the floodplain (where Commerce Park is today)
• Flooding into the floodplain (where Stew Leonard's is today)

Last update:  March 10, 2001 11:50 PM