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Blogger Emily Seamster October 29, 2026 For examples of buffer success stories, check out the James River Buffer Program. This program has successfully installed riparian buffers in flood-prone areas, resulting in improvements to flood mitigation, demonstrating the effectiveness of riparian buffers. This program covers 100% of project costs for eligible landowners in the James…
Blogger Emily Seamster October 28, 2026 Backyard Buffer Safari Have you always wanted to have one of those hidden wildlife cameras to catch glimpses of the critters passing through your property but you’ve never seen enough to justify having one? A well-established riparian buffer could help! Trees and other vegetation provide habitat, food, and protection…
Blogger Emily Seamster October 27, 2026 Whether you have an intermittent ditch, a babbling brook, a raging river, or a lakeside view on your property, the benefits of a riparian buffer are practically the same. Some localities are required to have riparian buffers, which are vegetated areas of a certain width (typically 50-100 ft)…
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…
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…
