{"id":20892,"date":"2020-07-10T14:51:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=20892"},"modified":"2020-07-10T14:51:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:51:03","slug":"berks-county-conservation-district-plants-multifunctional-buffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=20892","title":{"rendered":"Berks County Conservation District Plants Multifunctional Buffer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BCCDBuffer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20893\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BCCDBuffer.jpg 855w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BCCDBuffer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BCCDBuffer-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption><em>Screenshot from video of the buffer at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=58l0iK1OvNI\"><em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=58l0iK1OvNI<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>This project was funded by PACD\u2019s Multifunctional Riparian Buffer Sub-grant for Conservation Districts program<br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) recently planted a multifunctional riparian buffer along Tulpehocken Creek in conjunction with a stream stabilization project.\u00a0The buffer included 520 live stakes, 208 shrubs, and 82 trees planted over approximately 1.1 acres.\u00a0All trees and shrubs outside of the immediate floodway (regular high-water mark) were installed with tree tubes and wood stakes. Trees in the floodway did not receive shelters due to flooding and debris concerns.<\/p>\n<p>BCCD created before and after videos as part of the project and are working on developing a video presentation for the entire project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Link Before Planting: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XjekAwceK8A\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XjekAwceK8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Link After Planting: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=58l0iK1OvNI\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=58l0iK1OvNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania\u2019s conservation districts are encouraged to apply for funding to install multifunctional buffers in conjunction with landowners. Click here <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=17536\">https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=17536<\/a> or email Amy Brown at <a href=\"mailto:abrown@pacd.org\">abrown@pacd.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dcnr_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17544\" width=\"222\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dcnr_logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dcnr_logo-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project was funded by PACD\u2019s Multifunctional Riparian Buffer Sub-grant for Conservation Districts program Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) recently planted a multifunctional riparian buffer along Tulpehocken Creek in conjunction with a stream stabilization project.\u00a0The buffer included 520 live stakes, 208 shrubs, and 82 trees planted over approximately 1.1 acres.\u00a0All trees and shrubs outside of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buffer-sub-grant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}