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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

Anderson County has been experiencing excessive sediment runoff into its streams and rivers, primarily due to recent subdivisions under construction in the area. For years, residents have expressed ...

PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Hunter Roberts told the Legislature's interim Joint Committee on Appropriations on Monday, Dec. 6, ...