Riparian buffer is the term for an area of vegetation that grows along a waterway to help prevent substances from reaching the water. The fact… read more
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Road Salt and Our Freshwater
Winter brings snow, and snow brings road salt. This has become our modern-day reality, but few give thought to the next relation: that road salt… read more
Report on Environmental Quality of Pike County Streams: 2019
Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) has maintained a Surface Water Monitoring Program, focused on monitoring stream health, for 28 years. We have been annually monitoring… read more
Importance of HQ and EV Streams
Since the Clean Water Act of 1972, states have developed their own water quality standards, such as special protection designations for qualifying surface waters (streams… read more
Reducing Impacts on Local Roads
Pennsylvania’s Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road (DGLVR) Maintenance Program provides education, technical assistance, and grant funding to local public road-owning entities throughout the commonwealth.… read more
Managing Spring Stormwater
With the spring thaw upon us, it’s a good time to consider the benefits of proper stormwater management. Stormwater runoff is created when rain or… read more