Happy Hollow Farm PA – Multifunctional Forested Riparian Buffer

  Location: Stewartstown, PA Partners Involved: Project was done through Farm Service Agency by property owners Type of Buffer: Agricultural Submitted by: Ann English     This 4 acre buffer was the first Multi-Functional Riparian Forested Buffer (MFRFB) installed in Pennsylvania (2011). It converted land that had been in corn/soy ag for the past century on…

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Northend Greenway

  Location: Northend Greenway, Harrisonburg, VA Partners Involved: Momentum Earthworks and the Northend Greenway Steering Committee Type of Buffer: Urban     A recent riparian buffer project in Harrisonburg is the Northend Greenway and Blacks Run Stream Restoration Project. The property had historically been used as a field for livestock, and the surrounding area is…

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Maple Dell Farm Riparian Buffer and Stream Restoration

  Location: Woodbine, Maryland Partners Involved: Patrick Family (Maple Dell Farm Owners), Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Howard Soil Conservation District Type of Buffer: Agricultural   Aerial Maple Dell Farm before Restoration   Maple Dell Farm, Inc. (“the Farm”) is a 96 acre active dairy and row crop farm, the only…

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