Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffer on Campuses to Slow Rainwater Runoff
Lewisburg and Selinsgrove, 巴克内尔大学和萨斯奎哈纳大学最近在校园的溪流旁种植了森林缓冲区，以减缓雨水径流. These forest buffers will help trap nutrients and sediment before they flow to waterways, 有利于宾州中部的水质和野生动物，最终到达切萨皮克湾. Streamside plantings installed on both campuses represent more than 4 acres of plantings. Chesapeake Conservancy, a nonprofit based in Annapolis, 马里兰, with staff based in Pennsylvania, assisted in both efforts.
这个周末， 16th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium will take place at Bucknell University. 会议的主题是“恢复复原力:建立伙伴关系，改善从源头到海湾的流域健康”.在致力于修复萨斯奎哈纳河的众多合作伙伴中，有地区大学.
Bucknell University
“志愿者在100分钟内沿着校园烟镇路种植了100棵树，以帮助改善米勒溪的水质, which flows to the Susquehanna River and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay,”医生说。. 弥尔顿克. Newberry III, the sustainable technology director. “这些植物将改善校园雨水管理的机会，美化校园，增加植物的生物多样性，因为这一地区的树木和灌木都被淹没了。.”
“我很荣幸能与合作伙伴一起在巴克内尔大学的米勒河沿岸种植河岸缓冲区,” said Ashley Spotts, restoration specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in Pennsylvania. “The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, coordinated by CBF, supplied the native trees and 灌木 as well as tree shelters, and the university arranged for students and faculty to help. 我们期待着继续与十大赌博正规老平台协会和巴克内尔大学合作，在校园内种植更多的树木，以改善水质，改善野生动物栖息地.”
Susquehanna University
“西檫树和自由巷(Liberty Alley)沿线的三英亩土地多年来一直是开放的草坪，今年秋天将有机会恢复，数百棵树和塞在地上，并播种. 它还为学生提供了一个参与从规划到实施和维护的修复过程的每一步的机会.” said Matt Wilson, director of the Freshwater Research Institute. “这种向湿润草地和河岸缓冲区的转变将改善水的渗透并降低流速, helping to mitigate flooding potential within the borough. 这个项目对州立大学的学生来说是一次很好的学习和教学经历，如果没有十大赌博正规老平台协会和DCNR的合作，这个项目是不可能实现的.”
“Streamside tree plantings, often referred to as forest buffers, are rows of trees, 灌木, and grasses planted along waterways. These plantings help to slow rainwater runoff as it approaches the streams, stabilize streambanks, and provide food for in-stream insects,” said Chesapeake Conservancy Senior Project Manager Adrienne Gemberling.
“在未来, 我们希望这些种植将有助于找到一种不同的植树方法，称为“活桩”.“活木桩是指湿地树木和灌木物种的枝条，它们的枝条被移除，可以直接插入软土中，生长出全新的树木或灌木。. 现场打桩使十大赌博正规老平台协会和合作伙伴能够以更低的成本种植更多的灌木和树木，同时利用当地志愿者的能力,” continued Gemberling.
Live Stake Cooperative (LSC)
十大赌博正规老平台协会召集了一个非常强大的合作小组，称为活桩合作社(LSC)，帮助支持这种活桩种植技术. The LSC partners include Chesapeake Conservancy, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and 自然资源s, 美林W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy, Susquehanna University, and Bucknell University. Each partner brings a different strength to the group, including volunteers, 领导能力, 地役权的网站, 培训, education and more—all of which work together to make the LSC a success.
“The LSC is looking for more organizations to partner with, sites to collect from, and volunteers to collect stakes. Live staking is an affordable and easy restoration technique, which makes it a great choice for colleges, 大学, small organizations, or volunteer groups. 学生们有机会参与到对流域有重大影响并激励他们的事情中来, while requiring minimal funding and 培训,金伯林说.
Chesapeake Conservancy’s Pennsylvania Team Grows
Strengthening its program work in Pennsylvania, 十大赌博正规老平台协会最近增加了三名团队成员，他们将专注于在关键地方种植更多的河边树木，以改善水质.
瑞安山, project coordinator/geospatial analyst, 帮助确定树木种植的最大利益，以支持我们的精确保护工作. Precision conservation means doing projects at the right place, 正确的比例, 尺寸合适, and the right time. This movement is redefining how landscape conservation is approached, 利用最新的高分辨率数据集进行地理空间分析，以便更好地规划和实施实地恢复和保护最佳管理实践.
弗兰克Rohrer, restoration project advisor, 担任十大赌博正规老平台协会在宾夕法尼亚州中部和中北部的实地人员, connecting with partners and landowners to implement agricultural restoration projects. 他的工作重点是恢复河流，并在该地区特定受损水域的快速河流除名方面取得进展. Rohrer有20多年与土地所有者和合作伙伴一起恢复宾夕法尼亚州溪流的经验.
香农·托马斯, a Chesapeake Conservation Corps member, joined the team as our new live stake coordinator. 她负责协调志愿者活动，收集树木和灌木扦插，在更多的河边种植植被.
有兴趣参与这种创新修复技术的人可以联系Live Stake协调员香农·托马斯 sthomas@chesapeakeconservancy.
CBF Selects Next President & 首席执行官
切萨皮克湾基金会董事会选择希拉里·哈普·福尔克为下一任总裁兼首席执行官. She will succeed William C. 贝克从1976年开始在CBF实习，并从1981年开始领导该组织.
Falk comes to CBF from the National 野生动物 Federation, where she was chief program officer, 领导和整合国家和地区项目，同时担任首席执行官的战略顾问. 以前, Falk was the federation’s vice president for regional conservation, responsible for leading the organization’s seven regional offices.
Partnership Has Lofty Goal for 2022
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, along with the Department of Conservation and 自然资源s, 自然资源 & Conservation Service, 自2018年以来，宾夕法尼亚州狩猎委员会在当地溪流和城市环境中总共增加了300多万棵树.
2022年的目标是在春季种植80万棵树，这一努力将会加快. Additional landowners and locations will be needed to get 450,000棵树, ordered by the partnership, 埋入地下.
In addition to helping to address climate change, 树木是通过过滤和吸收污染径流来清洁和保护水道的最具成本效益的工具之一, stabilizing streambanks, improving soil quality and sequestering carbon.