Addressing water quality problems in the Bay requires cleaning up the waterways that feed into it. To that end, Penn State's Agriculture and Environment Center integrates research and extension, and puts a huge emphasis on building community partnerships.
Volunteers in Lancaster County help to plant a riparian buffer on an Amish farm as part of Penn State’s Greening the Lower Susquehanna initiative.
Credit: Jennifer Fetter
A buffered stream on Brubaker Farm in Lancaster County, a 900-cow dairy farm. Buffering reduces erosion and runoff.
Credit: Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program