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Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning for Lancaster County Farms

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project will accelerate implementation of agricultural water quality improvements in Lancaster County through development and implementation of comprehensive nutrient management plans. Project will result in more than 1,100 acres…

Collaboration With Pa. DCNR for Riparian Forest Buffers

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project installs riparian forested buffers for water quality and stream health improvements. Locations include but are not limited to target areas in Chester and Lancaster Counties. Funded by: Pennsylvania…

Ag BMPs and Forested Buffers for Red Clay Creek

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project implements best management practices on three equine operations to improve water quality and stream health of the West Branch of Red Clay Creek. Funded by: Pennsylvania Department of…

Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers in Brandywine-Christina Focus Areas

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Farmers receive assistance to plan and implement at least 80 agricultural best management practices on the condition that they also install forested buffers on their streams. Funded by: National Fish…

Agricultural Best Management Practices and Buffers for Middle Schuylkill Focus Area

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Farmers receive assistance to plan and implement at least 80 agricultural best management practices (BMPs) on the condition that they also install forested buffers on their streams. Funded by: National…

Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Lancaster Focus Areas

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project implements whole-farm conservation on all four farms in the catchment of a very small unnamed tributary to Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pa. The farmers are undertaking comprehensive…

Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Chester County Focus Areas

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project implements agricultural conservation practices on three Plain sect farms in the Honey Brook, Pa., area. Funded by: Pa. Department of Environmental Protection Project Lead: Matthew J. Ehrhart Collaborators:…

Mitigating Agricultural Pollution of Fresh Water and Combating Climate Change by Restoring Soil Health

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Plowing, disking, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides have damaged the health of agricultural soils, resulting in reduced rainfall infiltration and storage, increased stormwater and pollutant runoff, degraded streams, and contaminated groundwater.…

A streamside buffer after seven years of growth.

Chesapeake Bay Program Tours Denlinger Farm

 800 600 Stroud Water Research Center

Stewardship projects on the farm are helping to restore water quality in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the Chesapeake Bay.

Lamonte Garber in front of a Sullivan County, Pa. stream with a small waterfall.

Lamonte Garber Recognized as a Good Natured Pennsylvanian

 800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Stroud Water Research Center’s watershed restoration coordinator has a dedicated history in water preservation and restoration.