Agroforestry BMP Expert Panel Establishment Group Report
This report outlines recommendations regarding the crediting of alley cropping and silvopasture for their water quality benefits in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model.
Description
The Forestry Workgroup and the Agriculture Workgroup convened an Expert Panel Evaluation Group (EPEG) to evaluate whether Silvopasture and Alley Cropping practices should be credited by the Chesapeake Bay Program for their water quality benefits. The EPEG recommended crediting these practices as efficiency BMPs, and the partnership approved their recommendations in August 2025. These practices will be credited in Phase 7 of the Watershed Model.
Category: BMP Expert Panel Report