LEONARDTOWN — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has completed a tree planting project at Newtowne Neck State Park ...

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — This month, watershed specialists in Susquehanna County are trying to raise awareness and educate people on the importance of clean water and protecting our creeks and ...

Although riparian forest buffers are often designed primarily for water quality benefits, these practices can also include woody species that provide products such as nuts, fruit, and decorative woody ...

Amber Ellis from the James River Association visits the studio to explain the importance of forested riparian buffers, the different growing zones within them and shares tips on the tools for planting ...

Riparian buffers are vegetated areas next to water resources that protect water quality, bank stabilization from erosion, and aquatic and wildlife habitat. The USDA Forest Service defines a riparian ...

Anderson County updated its riparian buffer ordinance to address sediment runoff from new developments. The ordinance aims to protect water quality, wildlife habitats, and manage stormwater runoff.

Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of those streamside tracts to protect water quality by capturing nutrients and sediment -- ...