BCCD receives support from the PA Association of Conservation Districts
Stormwater Management: Riparian Buffer Maintenace for Streamside Property Owners.
Students in Eve Minson's environmental design classes have learned about the importance of streamside property buffers (riparian buffers), developed an informative brochure and visited homeowners to pass along this information.
Consultations took place along the Neshaminy Creek, Pidcock Creek, Aquetong Creek and several unnamed tributaries. Students reported that the information they received and the chance to interact with homeowners make them more marketable in their field. Homeowners loved getting the free advice!
Citizen Scientists: Pay It Forward in your Watershed
Modeled after the successful student program, streamside residents were trained on proper maintenance of streams and asked to "pay it forward" in the neighborhood. Special presentation by Vivian Williams of the Stroud Water Research Center, Eve Minson, Just One Seed, Joe Mihok, Trout Unlimited and Meghan Rogalus, BCCD Watershed Specialist.