What’s happening with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition Buffer Team
Regenerative Agriculture, Climate Resiliency, and Ecosystem Services Headline 2023 Watershed Forum by USC Correspondent and Grass Whisperer – Troy Bishopp Binghamton, NY---Whether you live or work within the Upper Susquehanna River Watershed and beyond, you’ll want to learn about the many perspectives that
by USC Correspondent and Grass Whisperer - Troy Bishopp CAZENOVIA, NY – Most people see dirt. The farmer sees a living soil of potential. Bill and Monica Cody take a stroll through the hay field with their five children. Photo courtesy of
By: Lydia Brinkley - Riparian Buffer Coordinator, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Location: Broome County, NY A small riparian restoration project along a tributary to Crocker Creek resulted in over 350’ of berm removal and adjacent floodplain reconnection. Crocker Creek flows from Tioga County to
We will be starting a Fall Trees for Tributaries program this year! The deadline to send a list of requested plants and their quantities through Trees for Tributaries for the upcoming fall is Tuesday, August 31st. Project eligibility is dependent on a stream
Submitted By: Troy Bishopp Madison County SWCD Albany, NY---Earth Day 2021 received a helping hand from your family of New York and Pennsylvania Soil and Water Conservation Districts. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos once again recognized the
With remote learning and connecting so high on everyone's radar, the USC Outreach Team decided that developing more video outreach materials should be a team priority to increase our web presence. Despite social distancing and Covid-19 concerns, USC staff and partners
We're excited to share that the USC was one of five recipients of the Arbor Day Awards in 2020! We were awarded the Headwaters Award by the Arbor Day Foundation this arbor day, and while COVID prevented an awards ceremony, the Arbor Day
By: Lydia Brinkley USC Buffer Coordinator From the 2020 Stroud Buffer Training, Upper Susquehanna Coalition folks were introduced to a new method of weed management: stone mulch. As described by Stroud, this could potentially be an alternative method of weed control as compared
Planning for our fifth annual Watershed Forum ground to a halt in early spring, leaving our planning committee at loose ends in the midst of a chaotic time. With so many working remotely, the group decided a virtual forum would make the most
