Location: Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, PA Partners Involved: Penn State Greening the Lower Susquehanna, Dauphin County Conservation District Type of Buffer: FEMA Residential Property Buy Out Submitted by: Monique Dykman Homes along Swatara Creek Road were once plagued by frequent flooding. Londonderry Township utilized a FEMA grant to buy residents out of…
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Location: Romney, WV Partners Involved: James River Association & Conservation Services, Inc. Type of Buffer: Agricultural Submitted by: James Remuzzi This project was a priority for watershed restoration given its location in the watershed and history of agriculture. These landowner received funding from NRCS for streamside fencing and tree planting. They…
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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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