Watershed Restoration Resources and Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets
![Pollinators on butterfly weed.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/pollinators-butterfly-weed-overlook-park.jpg)
Neonicotinoids: From Your Fields to Your Streams: Research finds commonly used seed coatings for pest management threaten freshwater ecosystems.
![Raised beds in a healthy soil home garden.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/raised-beds-healthy-home-garden.jpg)
Building Healthy Soils in Home Gardens: It is possible to manage a garden by mimicking nature and following key healthy soil principles.
![Flats of native tree and shrub seedlings ready for planting.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-tree-planting-saplings.jpg)
Native Trees and Shrubs of the Mid-Atlantic: See the species we recommend for successful streamside buffers.
![A white-tailed deer buck in a meadow.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/white-tailed-deer-buck.jpg)
Stopping Buck Rub: Think Twice Before Removing Tree Shelters: Updated guidelines for tree shelter removal based on Stroud Water Research Center field trials.
![A tree shelter with a circle of gravel at the base.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/stone-mulch-around-tree-tube.jpg)
Using Stone Mulch to Protect Sheltered Trees From Rodents: Learn how to prep, apply, and maintain stone mulch as an alternative to herbicide for rodent control around young trees.
![Mile-a-minute vine overwhelming a tree shelter.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/mile-a-minute-vine-tree-shelter-ashley-spotts.jpg)
Controlling Weeds, Grasses, and Vines Inside Tree Shelters: Our trials of hand-weeding versus using pre-emergence herbicides inside tree shelters have shown both methods to be effective, with costs being less for the herbicide option.
![Small flags marking where trees and shrubs will be planted to make a riparian forested buffer.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-tree-planting-flags.jpg)
Growing Healthy Streamside Forests: Read Stroud Center guidance for riparian buffer planning, planting, and maintenance.
![A boy carries a tree tube used to shelter a native tree in a streamside forest planting.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/boy-tree-tube-riparian-buffer.jpg)
Streamside Forests: The Natural, Cost-Effective Solution for Clean Water: Every tree we plant plays a vital role by providing a natural buffer zone between our land use and the stream it protects.
![Landowner Guide to Success](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/landowner-guide-buffer-success-2021.jpg)
Landowner Guide to Buffer Success: Download a comprehensive list of seasonal activities that are the steps for buffer success throughout the year.
How-To Videos
Helpful Websites
Watershed Restoration Publications
Visit the Watershed Restoration Publications page to see frequently-requested publications by Stroud Water Research Center scientists and other organizations and individuals.
Additional Resources
![A man and woman standing among rows of tree shelters in a newly planted riparian buffer.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/jay-martha-ressler-new-buffer.jpg)
Why Tree Shelters Are Important
Learn the benefits of shelters, which types are best, and how adding nets protects against bird and tree mortality.
![Steve Groff in a field cover cropped with hairy vetch.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/steve-groff-vetch-dog.jpg)
Tips for Cover Cropping Success
Read a series of cover cropping articles written by Steve Groff, a cover crop researcher and owner of Cover Crop Coaching.
![Bern Sweeney standing in a newly planted riparian forest buffer.](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/sweeney-tree-planting-cropped.jpg)
How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?
Understand how the Stroud Center determined the minimum riparian buffer width needed to protect and restore clean fresh water.
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In Support of Streamside Forests: Understanding the Challenges and Becoming Part of the Solution
Streams provide much more than places for recreation; they provide habitat for plants and animals — and the drinking water for many of us.
![Where Rivers Are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands](https://stroudcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/defending-streams-cover-cropped.jpg)
Where Rivers are Born: the Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands
Read a summary of the scientific basis for understanding that the health and productivity of rivers and lakes depends upon intact small streams and wetlands.