Protecting riparian areas : farmland management strategies

Table of Contents......Page 2
Introduction......Page 1
Upland Land Management and Riparian Health......Page 3
What do Riparian Areas Look Like?......Page 5
Water and Sediment Capture by Riparian Areas......Page 6
Table 1. Vegetation Indicators for Riparian Areas......Page 8
Water Decontamination by Riparian Soils......Page 9
Table 2.  Soil Indicators for Riparian Areas......Page 10
Riparian Areas and Habitat Preservation......Page 11
Table 3.  Streambank and Channel Indicators......Page 12
Land Management Practices to Protect Riparian Areas......Page 13
Table 4. Indicators of Aquatic and Riparian Wildlife......Page 14
Community Watershed Collaboration to Protect Riparian Areas......Page 16
References......Page 17
Appendix 1: Impacts of Local Ecology on Riparian Characteristics......Page 22
Table A.1.  Effect of Stream Order on Natural Riparian Characteristics......Page 23
Table A.2. Effect of Rainfall and Temperature on Riparian Characteristics......Page 24
 Appendix 2:  Guidelines for Riparian Area Revegetation......Page 27
Appendix 3: Limited Ability of Riparian Areas to Control Phosphorus Movement into Streams......Page 29
Appendix 4: Recommended Buffer Widths......Page 30
Appendix 5: Economic Costs and Benefits of Riparian Buffer Protection......Page 32
Table A.3.   Incentive Programs for Riparian Protection......Page 34