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A Riparian Buffer Success Story, Northeastern School District – York County, Pennsylvania

Success storiesBy BufferBanter October 24, 2026 Leave a comment

Location: York County, along the Susquehanna River Partners involved: Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Northeastern School District, and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resource Submitted by: Jodi Sulpizio, Penn State Extension Natural Resources Educator and Master Watershed Steward Coordinator To help York County, Pennsylvania reduce…

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Patrick Family Farm: Stream Restoration and Ecosystem Enhancement

Success storiesBy BufferBanter October 8, 2026 Leave a comment

Location: Woodbine, MD along the Cattail Creek in Patuxent Watershed Type of buffer: Stream and Agriculture Partners involved: Howard County, WSSC, MDE, MALPF, MDA, Howard Soil Conservation District Project cost: approximately $4 million Submitted by: Lindsay DeMarzo, Howard County, Maryland, Office of Community Sustainability Maple Dell Farm Stream Before Restoration Background Maple…

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A BMP Tale – Part 2

Educational & ScienceBy Katie Pinkham September 28, 2026 Leave a comment

Blogger Beth Ginter September 29, 2026 Green infrastructure maintenance challenges have been on our minds here since we began developing CBLP back in 2015. I find myself “assessing” BMPs pretty much everywhere I go: concert venues, the library, shopping, vacations, along the roads I drive. A routine summertime route takes me from our…

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A BMP Tale – Part 1

Educational & ScienceBy Beth Ginter September 23, 2026 Leave a comment

Blogger Beth Ginter September 23, 2026 I’ve been thinking a lot about green infrastructure maintenance, for several reasons. In May, we taught a private CBLP-Crews class for a school district that had some of the worst-looking stormwater best management practices (BMPs) I’ve seen. Keep in mind that I’ve seen hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of…

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5 Common Mistakes to Avoid when Planting Trees in Landscapes

Educational & Science, Plants & WildlifeBy Andrew Conboy September 7, 2026 Leave a comment

Blogger Andrew Conboy September 8, 2026 Tree planting is a more involved and thoughtful process than most may think! To ensure that the trees we are installing throughout our region reach their full potential, we must pay attention to numerous small details that are often overlooked. Below, I list five common mistakes that are made…

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