Posts on USC Projects
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
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
Flooding, both localized and widespread, is an issue at the forefront for town, city, county and regional planners. The Upper Susquehanna Coalition regularly prioritizes projects that improve watershed flood resiliency and watershed management. This new article and video by the Chesapeake Bay Program's
By: Tioga County SWCD, Owego, NY, USC Member Streamside Conservation on a Local Farm What was the SWCD’s role in the project?: Tioga SWCD planned, sought grant funding and coordinated the implementation of the project. Project Description: This farm chose to enroll land
Fill out the registration form here, or on google forms https://forms.gle/PbRydo4qrmQ35nbYA Project Details TRAINING DATE: June 17 and 18 PARTNERS: Stroud Water Research Center New York State DEC National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Upper Susquehanna Coalition
The Otsego Land Trust, Otsego SWCD, Butternut Valley Alliance, and USC are working on an exciting project in the Butternut Creek Watershed. The project, temporarily nicknamed “Mussel Flats”, already has several funders in place, including USC. The property has many conservation worthy attributes
When: June 17 and 18, 2020 Where: The Grange Auditorium, 100 Grange Place, Cortland, NY 13045 What: Put on by Stroud Water Research Center and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, this workshop focusing on riparian forest buffers will provide: An understanding as to the
In 2020 we hosted our fourth annual USC Annual Retreat, a time we set aside to review, connect and plan future actions both with our partners and within our membership. Our 2020 annual retreat took place at Tioga Downs Conference Center, at the
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
