Location: Chesapeake VA 23325 Partners Involved: Elizabeth RIver Project, Friends of Indian River, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Type of Buffer: Urban Submitted by: Lynn Hancock Gilbert Riparian buffers are just as important in brackish and salt water environments as in freshwater rivers and streams. Evensong on Indian River in Chesapeake, Virginia provides an…
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Location: Multiple counties within south central and south eastern PA Partners Involved: Juniata County Conservation District, York County Conservation District Type of Buffer: Volunteer program working on urban, residential, and agricultural land Summitted by: Rebecca Lauver Riparian Rangers is an Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay project that provides much-needed maintenance support on newly…
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Location: Cochranville, Chester County PA (within CB Watershed) Partners Involved: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Type of Buffer: Agricultural Submitted by: Ryan Davis Elizabeth and Douglas Randolph own and operate an organic vegetable farm, Swallow Hill Farm, in Chester County, PA. They already had an existing riparian forest along most of their stream,…
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Location: Nelson County, VA Partners Involved: James River Association & Conservation Services, Inc. Type of Buffer: Rural Residential Submitted by: Anne Marie Roberts Collaborating partners the James River Association, the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are working across the Upper and Middle James Watershed, through the James River Buffer…
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Location: Spring Creek in Dauphin County, PA Partners Involved: Penn State University Type of Buffer: Agricultural During the summer of 2020, Penn State University Assistant Research Professor, Dr. Tyler Groh, and Penn State Extension Educator, Jennifer Fetter, started collaborating on a riparian buffer proposal. This proposal sought to establish a buffer on former…
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