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West Lampeter Township residents have long awaited upgrades to Gypsy Hill and Long Rifle roads, but they will have to hold out a little longer before the construction project makes

On a chilly morning in mid-December, Dorothy Merritts stood near the edge of a small cliff in rural Manor Township — a near-vertical wall of silty dirt towering more than

Ten years after experimental sediment removal and stream restoration removed 22,000 cubic yards of material rich in nitrogen and phosphorus from the area, Big Spring Run can serve as an

By Lambert Strether of Corremte. Everybody know what mud is, right? Here’s a picture[1] of mud in season from the Bangor Daily News: The reporter writes: Mud season in Maine, sometimes called the state’s “fifth season,” generally occurs between March and late April or early May. It happens when the snow and ice start melting. All that extra water leads to a lot of mud…. The mud is deep, the texture often seems more like Jello than hardpan and the damage it can do to your car or your ...

Subscriber Exclusive Killing the Chesapeake How Amish farming practices, old mill dams harm the Susquehanna & Chesapeake — and how to fix it Sediment and nutrients have flowed from farms and piled up behind dams since Colonial times. That’s a huge threat now for the Susquehanna and Chesapeake. Mike Argento, York Daily Record Published 4:45 am UTC Feb. 3, 2021 Sediment and nutrients have flowed from farms and piled up behind dams since Colonial times. That’s a huge threat now for the Susq...