‘Zooming In’
CWC Conducts Shoreline Buffer Assessment

Installing vegetative buffers is an easy way to provide wildlife habitat, control or prevent erosion, mitigate flooding, remove pollutants, protect and enhance water quality and lower water filtration costs. Photo by Jane Conroe
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has been advocating for the establishment of buffers along waterbodies for decades. A “buffer” refers to a vegetated section of land…