A hedgerow of native trees and shrubs protects water quality in a surface ditch on a dairy farm in Lynden, WA, on August 6, 2019.
Many ditches flow directly into streams containing salmon. Local agricultural producers can assist in salmon recovery by implementing hedgerows and other conservation buffers to protect and improve surface water quality.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Washington State works with Twin Brook Creamery and other diaries in the state with alternative nutrient management methods such as replacing earthen lagoons with steel tanks as an alternative waste storage to eliminate the potential for nutrient seepage into groundwater. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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