As the Program Coordinator for the Delaware County SWCD Catskill Streams Buffer Initiative, I assist landowners within the Cannonsville and Pepacton watershed areas in protecting and improving their streamside properties. One of the CSBI program initiatives is to educate landowners about the effects of invasives on riparian areas and to help control invasive species, wherever practicable, in these riparian areas. CSBI works with private landowners and organizations, municipalities, local and regional public agencies, as well as academic institutions, in order to increase their understanding of the vital importance of riparian systems to the overall health of the streams, water quality, and the community as a whole.
