Improving Buffer Performance

Crocker Creek Tributary Riparian Restoration

USC2021-11-19T19:44:15+00:00November 19th, 2021|Buffer Team, USC Blog|

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

Cortland SWCD Pilots Stone Mulch Project

USC2020-09-30T19:45:07+00:00July 30th, 2020|Buffer Team, USC Blog|

By: Lydia Brinkley USC Buffer Coordinator From the 2020 Stroud Buffer Training, Upper Susquehanna Coalition folks were introduced to a new method of weed management: stone mulch. As described by Stroud, this could potentially be an alternative method of weed control as compared