Staff outlines riparian buffer rules and NPAA process; advocates and council push for more transparency Planning staff gave a technical presentation on riparian buffer protections, stream classification and the No Practical Alternatives Authorization (NPAA) process under UDO Sec. 8.5 and state rules; environmental advocates urged the city to publish NPAA applications and approvals and council asked staff to explore ways to ‘daylight’ NPAA notifications.

Durham's planning staff just revealed vital insights on riparian buffer protections, but advocates are demanding greater transparency on the NPAA process—will the city respond?

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Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Summertime Riparian Buffers Maintenance; Social Science Of Ag Conservation; Ag Progress Days Passport; Deeper To Get Fresh NewsClips & Articles Every Morning, Send Your Email To: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com...

Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Summertime Riparian Buffers Maintenance; Social Science Of Ag Conservation; Ag Progress Days Passport; Deeper
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Research Aims to Solve Riparian Buffers' Fatal Flaw A recent survey suggested many Pennsylvania riparian buffers are underperforming because of concentrated flow pathways. Penn State researchers are studying the formation and restoration of these paths in riparian buffers to ensure the effectiveness of the conservation effort. Coming up...

Research Aims to Solve Riparian Buffers' Fatal Flaw
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Kline @VTANR: static #riparianbuffer keeps rivers channelized; need to buffer dynamic #rivercorridor instead #easements #zoning

Pat Parenteau @EnviroClinicVLS kicks off @EPAnewengland #riparianbuffer wkshop #cleanwater #floodplains #habitat