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Chesapeake Bay watershed

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The Bay watershed, home to 18 million people, spreads out across six states and the District of Columbia.

Jim Harbach

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Clinton County dairy farmer Jim Harbach is co-director of the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance, a farmer-to-farmer organization that promotes the benefits of no-till farming and cover cropping for soil health.

Buffered stream on farm in Lancaster County

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A buffered stream on Brubaker Farm in Lancaster County, a 900-cow dairy farm. Buffering reduces erosion and runoff. 

Satellite image of Chesapeake watershed

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A satellite image of the Chesapeake Bay shows the Susquehanna River flowing in from the northwest. Pennsylvania waterways supply half of the Bay's freshwater flow, and the largest share of its agriculture pollution.  

Susquehanna River south of TMI

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Susquehanna River just south of Three Mile Island, where the Conewago Creek drains into the river. Mud plumes are eroded sediment washed into the river after a heavy deluge of rain.