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…
DetailsLocation: Cold Stream lake path, Lake Linganore, New Market MD Partners Involved: Lake Linganore Association, Friends of the Lake, Wright Envirnomental Type of Buffer: Lakeside Buffer Submitted by: Erin Johnson This was planted as a demonstration garden on a steep slope to educate the community on how to plant native shrubs, grasses,…
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Location: Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point VA Partners Involved: VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Gloucester Master Gardeners Type of Buffer: Coastal Plain A sloped lawn area with a concrete bulkhead on the York River was planted with native trees and shrubs in 2000 with…
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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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