What’s happening with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition Buffer Team
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
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
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
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
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
The USC Riparian Buffer Establishment Program kicked off June 6th with the Buffer Steward Training. The 6 stewards (pictured below) brushed up on understanding riparian area benefits, diversity, field safety, how to evaluate the riparian area, and riparian plant ID. This crew will
Project Background: Located in southern Madison county is a mixed-use beef and crop farm. An un-buffered reach of South Lebanon brook ran through the farm and picked up sediment and pollutants as it passed the pasture and flooded crop fields. The landowner, willing
2018 Trees for Tribs Summary Since 2007, New York State's Trees for Tribs Program has been working to reforest New York's tributaries, or small creeks and streams, which flow into and feed larger rivers and lakes. The goal of the program is
By: Laura Grant, USC Buffer Team Background: Oak Wilt is yet another pest threatening the health of our forests in New York and beyond. The Oak Wilt fungus, Bretziella fagacearum, believed to be introduced from Central or South America, could have devastating effects
