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Watershed Restoration

Spring growth of a ryegrass cover crop in a field, farmhouse and farm in the distance.

Expanding Watershed Restoration Beyond the Stream Corridor

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Healthy streams need healthy watersheds. Improving soil health in farm fields can be a very cost-effective way to reach water-quality goals.

David Wise standing in front of a shrub border.

David Wise Recognized as a Good Natured Pennsylvanian

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Growing up in Lancaster County and playing in its creeks, Wise had an up-close view of some of the water-quality issues he is now working to correct.

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[Webinar] Water Farming: Stewarding a Precious Resource

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Learn how a diverse set of farms are working with water’s innate quality of movement to create lush, productive, regenerative landscapes in the midst of myriad challenges.

[Webinar] Research Update: Soil Health and Water Quality in the Watershed Impact Trial

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Join Rodale Institute’s Kirsten Pearsons, Ph.D., for a mid-project update on what we have learned so far in the Watershed Impact Trial.

Bud Miller with his young riparian buffer, showing abundant growth of trees and wildflowers.

A Family’s Restoration Adventure, Four Years In

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In 2017, Bud and Marilyn Miller were the proud overseers of a new riparian buffer. Since then, a beautiful transformation has unfolded on their property.

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Pennsylvania Establishes a Soil Health Coalition

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Healthy soils are a win for the farmers, a win for the environment, and a win for society, with the ability to grow healthy foods in a more sustainable way.

Ag BMP Planning and Implementation for Berks County (DEP); Leveraging Ag BMPs and Forested Buffers for Middle Schuylkill Cluster (NFWF); Delivering the Berks-Chester RCPP (DEP)

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This project operates the Farm Stewardship Program in Berks County, assisting farmers to implement whole-farm conservation while leveraging U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for work including forested buffers. Work on…

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White Clay Creek: A Pennsylvania Stream Responds to Reforestation

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The East Branch of White Clay Creek is the subject of a restoration study on a time scale rarely applied to streams or rivers anywhere in the world.

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A Small Farm Offers Big Opportunities for Measuring Watershed Restoration Success

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Stream restorations rarely get monitored rigorously enough to determine if the “patient” has fully recovered.

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Better Gardens, Better Soils: Improve Water Quality and Soil Health in Your Backyard

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With a little bit of knowledge and prep work in the off season, you can just plant and harvest. Wouldn’t that be nice?