Posts on Improving Water Quality
We'd like to share an excellent resource from Bradford County Conservation District about their wood chip barnyard project. This webpage, provides an overview of the project, complete with project report, photos, videos and other resources and is available at: https://www.bccdpa.com/woodchip.html. Why the need
Delaware County SWCD Planting Projects The Susquehanna Program of the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District has coordinated several tree plantings this spring and summer utilizing USC funding agreements to re-establish riparian buffers along streams in the Susquehanna River Watershed. In
By: Joe Quatrini USC Member This unpaved road was severely entrenched and extremely narrow. The ditches remained saturated most of the year and any runoff made its way directly to the stream. Nearly 9,000 tons of fill was added which raised the road
By: Mike Lovegreen USC Stream Team Leader The Bradford County Conservation District hosted and conducted a training on the PA Dirt and Gravel Roads Program that was applauded by all as a worthwhile and successful day. Joe Quatrini, the technical team leader of
We're searching for 2020 buffer projects in need of planting materials By: Lydia Brinkley USC Buffer Coordinator For the past four years, the USC has been coordinating the DEC’s Trees for Tributaries Program in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed. The incorporation of this
By: Mike Lovegreen USC Stream Team Leader The USC Stream Team has organized a training on September 11, at the office of the Bradford County Conservation District in Wysox PA, to feature the PA Dirt and Gravel Roads Program. The morning will begin
By: Mike Lovegreen USC Stream Coordinator The USC has a long history of assessing the watershed needs in the Region and developing a strategic plan to address those needs. This really is no surprise since the USC is made up of the Soil
By: Emily Dekar USC Ag Coordinator It is critical each year that BMP Data Entry & Verification is completed on time and as accurate as possible. The 2019 BMP Verification lists were sent out in August of 2018. All farms that were selected
By: Troy Bishopp USC Grazing Specialist Cobleskill, NY—New York’s NRCS Resource Conservationist, Ed Henry, set the stage of Grasstravaganza 2019 by quoting Thomas Jefferson’s understanding of a strong agronomic economy as the backbone of a nation: “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it
By: Emily Dekar USC Ag Coordinator 2019 Progress Year = July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 BMP Verification & Data Entry Deadline = July 31, 2019 BMP verification includes all annual practices as well as the farms listed on
