USC Spotlight
Spotlighting Great Projects Across the Watershed: Delaware County Buffer Plantings
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
Spotlighting Great Projects Across the Watershed: Repair of an Entrenched Roadway
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
Bradford Conservation District & USC Stream Team Host Dirt & Gravel Roads Training
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
Our Mission
To protect and improve water quality and natural resources in the Upper Susquehanna River Basin with the involvement of citizens and agencies through planning, education, coordination, funding, project implementation and advocating for our water resources.
We strive to accomplish our mission through a team approach, with teams focused on key watershed-wide efforts working both independently and collaboratively to meet our goals.
USC Youtube Video Highlight
Overview of strategies used by Cortland County SWCD in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed to capture nutrient management acres for Chesapeake Bay Reporting. The majority of farms in our watershed already meet the Chesapeake Bay Program’s nutrient management definition. Soil and Water Conservation Districts are working with these farms to increase knowledge and understanding of the importance of recording where their manure nutrients are being applied. This effort is part of a grant funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Expand Nutrient Management Across All Landscapes.