Stroud Water Research Center
Watershed Restoration Coordinator
Tom Best doesn’t own the young streamside forest he maintains each day. It’s an act of service motivated by a parental feeling toward the woods.
Scientists, educators, and watershed restoration professionals are working together to create long-lasting and positive impacts on waterways.
In targeted portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Lancaster and Chester counties, Pa., the project implements whole-farm systems of best management practices on about two dozen farms, restores about…
This project helps about two dozen farms in Lancaster and Chester counties to install nearly 200 agricultural best management practices, including nine miles of forested buffers and nearly 21,000 acres…
This project restores stream health by addressing excessive sedimentation in the French Creek and Shenango River waterways that threatens freshwater species. Project creates a multi-county no-till drill rental program to…
This project installs conservation practices on farms to improve watershed health. It provides outreach, technical assistance, and financial assistance to farmers to plan and implement whole-farm conservation.Funded by: National Fish…
The project increases capacity for and accelerates the rate of installing state-of-the-art forested buffers towards locally led clean water plans for Lancaster and Chester County. The project will result in…
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…
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 Department…