A “Storm Water Control Lecture” will be held on Saturday, September 13 at the Trails and Trees Environmental Center, 1731 South York Street in Mechanicsburg from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Information will be provided on how riparian buffers protect watersheds between south central Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay, and how to create them with hands on planting opportunities.
Riparian buffers are vegetated areas (usually grasses and trees) next to water resources that protect water from nonpoint source pollution (NSP). NSP is caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. The runoff moves, picks up and carries away natural and human-made pollutants, sending them into lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters and ground water.
A riparian buffer can provide bank stabilization for aquatic/wildlife habitat and protects water quality. Healthy riparian buffer zones contain many trees and other vegetation which slow and absorb flood waters, reducing the likelihood of flood waters reaching downstream developed areas.
Attend this important lecture to gather the information you will need to create effective riparian buffers and help our area be a better and safer place to live.
September 13, 2014
Trails and Trees Environmental Center
1731 South York Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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