Worried about water quality in your stream? Plant a tree next to it, says the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DNCR. The DCNR recently announced a new stream buffer ...

The economics of planting forest buffers—a zone of trees between farm fields and streams—have been documented through decades of research and real-world experience of local farmers. The results show ...

Although riparian forest buffers are often designed primarily for water quality benefits, these practices can also include woody species that provide products such as nuts, fruit, and decorative woody ...

Planting suitable trees and shrubs in areas bordering streams is an important step for improving water quality, according to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Alysha Trexler, a watershed project ...

The riparian buffer at the headwaters of Steele’s Run in Murrysville mostly offers aesthetic benefits. But, each year, its physical value will continue to grow as it protects the cold-water fishery ...

For more than a decade, I’ve worked as a forest harvest engineer helping plan harvest operations across Hampton’s forestlands in Washington. We are a 93-year-old family wood products company, with a ...