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As Dellinger Run wends its way toward Chiques Creek, it stretches through 56 acres of farmland in Rapho Township, where owner Mark Heller enjoys watching the ducks and fish that swim in the stream.
But wildlife hasnât always been so plentiful in the waters that cut Hellerâs produce operation in two. The stream, he said, had been in an unhealthy state for years.
Erosion was a big problem, according to Heller, who said it was exacerbated during heavy storms.
âIt was always shifting in position,â he said of the streamâs course.
That was before Heller was approached by clean water experts at Penn State University who connected him with funding and advice on how to restore stream banks and add forested streamside buffers.
As Dellinger Run wends its way toward Chiques Creek, it stretches through 56 acres of farmland in Rapho Township, where owner Mark Heller enjoys watching the ducks and fish that swim in the stream.
But wildlife hasnât always been so plentiful in the waters that cut Hellerâs produce operation in two. The stream, he said, had been in an unhealthy state for years.
Erosion was a big problem, according to Heller, who said it was exacerbated during heavy storms.
âIt was always shifting in position,â he said of the streamâs course.
That was before Heller was approached by clean water experts at Penn State University who connected him with funding and advice on how to restore stream banks and add forested streamside buffers.