Best management practices for riparian areas
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/rpc/2000-05/rpc_00may_13.pdf
This chapter will describe the management issues of concern, water bodies that are addressed by traditional BMP’s, RMZ options, and approaches to the development of RMZ guidelines that move beyond BMP’s and address issues other than the protection of water quality.
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Establishing Riparian Buffers
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/forst2/mf2489.pdf
This publication discusses establishing riparian buffers and plant selection.
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Riparian Buffers for Agricultural Land
http://www.unl.edu/nac/afnotes/rip-2/rip-2.pdf
This PDF defines what a riparian buffer is, describes what benefits a riparian buffer can provide in an agricultural landscape, and identifies situations where installing a riparian buffer should be considered.
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Riparian Forest Buffers (PDF)
http://agweb.okstate.edu/pearl/wqs/f-5034.pdf
This fact sheet is intended to identify the benefits of riparian areas, describe the various riparian systems in Oklahoma, and suggest appropriate management practices to help maintain them.
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Riparian Management Systems
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/forestry/res/riparian.html
The primary goal of the Agroecology Issue Team is to demonstrate the ability of riparian management systems, established on previously cultivated
or intensively grazed riparian zones, to restore biological and hydrological functions back to the system which can improve water quality, reduce flood flows and improve aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat.
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Trees for Riparian Forests.
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ces/
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Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: An Overview
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/forestry/420-150/420-150.html
The riparian area is that area of land located immediately adjacent to streams, lakes, or other surface waters. Through the interaction of their soils, hydrology, and biotic communities, riparian forests maintain many important physical, biological, and ecological functions and important social benefits.
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Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Wat...
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/forestry/420-151/420-151.html
Riparian forests protect water quality by reducing the amount of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants that enter streams, lakes, and other surface waters.
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Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on...
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/forestry/420-152/420-152.html
Loss of native riparian vegetation can result in a loss of habitat for many animals. Therefore, the restoration of riparian forest buffers along Virginia's streams and lakes is important to maintaining and restoring Virginia's fish and wildlife populations.
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When a Landowner Adopts a Riparian Buffer--Benefits and Costs
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/FS774.pdf
This publication discusses the economic costs and benefits of riparian buffers.
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