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A community group plants native trees along stream banks in West Virginia. How does planting trees near streams protect water quality?

Tree roots stabilize soil, reducing erosion and muddy sediment runoff into the river. Tree roots absorb all stream water so rivers dry up. Trees block fish from swimming upstream. Tree leaves release synthetic plastic waste into streams.

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Tree roots stabilize soil, reducing erosion and muddy sediment runoff into the river.

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