The Ausable Freshwater Center discusses the importance of repairing and maintaining the riparian buffers along river banks.

Pesticides can harm aquatic ecosystems and human health, so scientists need to understand how they move from farm fields into streams. A management tool commonly implemented is riparian buffers—strips ...

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 ...

Getting the Facts on Riparian Buffers Tyler Groh, an Extension watershed management specialist, followed Fetter’s presentation with some riparian buffer basics, explaining what a buffer is, what it ...

Have you ever been driving around the countryside and noticed a bunch of tubes sticking out of the ground, and thought to yourself, “What the heck is going on there?” Well, it’s likely the landowner ...

The damage inflicted throughout Hurricane Helene’s path is our most recent reminder that man-made pollution produces dire consequences. Basic scientific principles tell us that greenhouse gas ...

The typical home gardener has probably not had much experience with riparian buffers, but it’s an important subject to those interested in water conservation, wildlife habitat and land-use practices ...

A new technology for cleansing nutrients from water leaving Iowa’s tile-drained fields began with two Iowa State University researchers brainstorming after a professional meeting. Their “back of the ...

Streams are dynamic and complex systems that include the active channel as well as its floodplain or riparian zone. Riparian zones – which are characterized by high levels of interactions between ...

Worried about water quality in your stream? Plant a tree next to it, says the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DNCR. The DCNR recently announced a new stream buffer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anderson County has been experiencing excessive sediment runoff into its streams and rivers, primarily due to recent subdivisions ...