This report provides a summary of the proceedings of a STAC-sponsored workshop that explored market-based approaches for multifunctional buffers to identify means of accelerating riparian buffer plantings in the Bay watershed. This report also outlines specific recommendations identified by participants at the two-day workshop convened November 13-14, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
This workshop focused on scalable solutions to promote implementation of multifunctional riparian buffers with the objective to accelerate the rate of buffer plantings in Pennsylvania and the greater Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This workshop brought together academics, government officials, industry professionals, and farmers to discuss potential solutions to overcome barriers to success for each buffer market-based opportunity.