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Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Furnace, PA) Partners Involved: ClearWater Conservancy, Radzwich Family, ClearWater volunteers, WHM Group, Bud Snyder Excavating, Native Creations Landscape Services, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, R & R Fencing, PA DEP’s Growing Greener Program, Naionall Fish & Wildlife Foundation Type of Buffer: Agricultural Submitted by: Andrea Murrell In spring…
Location: Laurel, MD Partners Involved: Howard County Dept. of Public Works; Bureau of Environmental Services Type of Buffer: Suburban Residential Submitted by: Radhika Wijetunge Stream restoration and riparian buffers are perfect partners.This project is located on a 6.69-acre site and the stream restoration/buffer work took place on a 1.2 acre tract of…
Location: Hartman Run, York County PA (Northeastern School District below Shallow Brook Intermediate School) Partners Involved: Penn State Extension, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Northeastern School District Type of Buffer: Urban Submitted by: Jodi Sulpizio We began planting this 20 acre riparian buffer in Oct. 2019. We are planting in…
Location: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) – Beltsville, MD Partners Involved: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Type of Buffer: Agricultural Submitted by: Laura Connelly & Larry Quarrick Project Description: Located in the mid to lower watershed of the Paint Branch stream corridor these…
Location: College Park, MD Partners Involved: Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission (PG Co Dept of Parks; & Recreation); PG Co Dept of Environment; US Army Corp of Engineers; University of Maryland Type of Buffer: Urban Submitted by: Laura Connelly & Larry Quarrick This riparian buffer is located in the…
