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72,000 Feet Of Stream Bank Fencing Installed On Northeast Farms
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In 2009, DEP's Northeast Regional staff worked with the Chesapeake Bay Program to design and help implement six projects that protected more than 7,200 feet of stream bank in four counties.
Streambank crossing projects on six farms in Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties restored and protected 15 acres of watershed lands in addition to the waterways involved.
Stream bank fencing is a simple, cost-effective way for farmers to improve water quality in the streams flowing through their farms and ultimately into various watersheds, including the Chesapeake Bay.
Installing fences and crossings limits livestock access to stream banks and establishes a vegetative buffer strip along the stream. Vegetative buffers help reduce soil erosion, control runoff, and absorb nutrients that could otherwise create water pollution, and are approved Best Management Practices.
For more information on this program in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna or Wyoming counties, contact Pete Tarby at 570-826-2511.
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