{"id":21106,"date":"2020-09-18T13:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T13:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=21106"},"modified":"2020-09-18T13:27:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T13:27:31","slug":"berks-county-conservation-district-completes-stream-restoration-and-multi-functional-riparian-buffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=21106","title":{"rendered":"Berks County Conservation District Completes Stream Restoration and Multi-Functional Riparian 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\/09\/Tulpehocken-Creek-video-Berks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21107\" width=\"457\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tulpehocken-Creek-video-Berks.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tulpehocken-Creek-video-Berks-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tulpehocken-Creek-video-Berks-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption><em>Screenshot from the Tulpehocken Creek Restoration video.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2020, the Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) was awarded a PACD\/PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Multi-Functional Riparian Buffer Sub-grant to complete a 1.5-acre riparian forest buffer along Tulpehocken Creek. Two hundred sixty-five native trees and shrubs were planted to create a riparian buffer 35 to 50 feet wide. The native riparian plantings included edible species, like elderberry and highbush blueberry, and seasonal decorates, like winterberry and red osier dogwood.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the project can be viewed on the BCCD Website at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jys71IcoyNU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jys71IcoyNU<\/a>. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tulpehocken-Creek-Restoration-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> to read the press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?page_id=17536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PACD\u2019s Buffer Sub-grant program<\/a>\u00a0or contact Amy Brown at <a href=\"mailto:abrown@pacd.org\">abrown@pacd.org<\/a>.<\/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=\"218\" height=\"53\" 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: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2020, the Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) was awarded a PACD\/PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Multi-Functional Riparian Buffer Sub-grant to complete a 1.5-acre riparian forest buffer along Tulpehocken Creek. Two hundred sixty-five native trees and shrubs were planted to create a riparian buffer 35 to 50 feet wide. 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