Posts on Improving Water Quality
By: Lydia Brinkley On a beautiful sunny spring day, Morris Central School 9th and 12th grade science classes joined the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition (USC) along the Butternut Creek. We gathered on this day to sample water
USC on Youtube The start of November signaled the end of 2021's Watershed Wednesdays Webinars. With 13 mini-webinars, 13 speakers, 309 participants and 352 minutes of content added to our YouTube channel, we’re thrilled with the outcome of this year’s Watershed
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
With remote learning and connecting so high on everyone's radar, the USC Outreach Team decided that developing more video outreach materials should be a team priority to increase our web presence. Despite social distancing and Covid-19 concerns, USC staff and partners
We're excited to share that the USC was one of five recipients of the Arbor Day Awards in 2020! We were awarded the Headwaters Award by the Arbor Day Foundation this arbor day, and while COVID prevented an awards ceremony, the Arbor Day
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
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
On a balmy Tuesday evening in September, the Otsego County Conservation Association attended three municipal meetings at once. Former OCCA Executive Director Leslie Orzetti went to the Town of Pittsfield, former OCCA Assistant Planner Bailey Gano made the journey to the Town of
