Resources

Addressing Sprawl and Land Use in Pennsylvania (pdf): CBF white paper. Provides valuable information regarding land use issues and how it impacts our environment and water quality. (2006)

A Field Guide to Conservation Practices for Landowners and the Farming Community (pdf): Provides information about conservation practices and various private, state, and federal programs that offer financial and technical assistance to adopt these practices to improve water quality. (2003)

Effects of Special Protection Designation: A Community Guide (pdf)

Forested Buffers: The Key to Clean Streams (pdf)

Landowner Guide to Buffer Success (pdf): Wall-size calendar for those enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Outlines specific practices and necessary tasks to help maintain stream buffers. Information is organized seasonally. (2007)

Riparian Buffer Website Links

Stream Bank Fencing Fact Sheet (pdf)

Stream Bank Fencing and Riparian Buffers Fact Sheet (pdf)

Voices of Agriculture (pdf): A summary of fourteen listening sessions with Pennsylvania producers. Describes the farmers' priorities and the state and federal resources needed to increase the conservation efforts needed to restore and protect water quality, while maintaining farm profitability. (2005)

Waters at Risk (pdf)

Precision Feeding - A Cost-Effective Way to Improve Water Quality and Farm Profitability (pdf): Explains how altering dairy herd feed rations can reduce nutrients entering our rivers and streams, while improving milk production and often reducing feed costs. (2007)