Linking Land & Water, Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative

Publication date: 1/1/1998 | Type of document: Report

This is a report on Linking Land 7 Water, Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative.

Adoption Statement - Riparian Forest Buffers (18 KB)

Publication date: 10/10/1996 | Type of document: Adoption Statement

In 1996, the Chesapeake Executive Council signed an adoption statement on riparian forest buffers agreeing to accept the report of the Riparian Forest Buffer Panel, adopt the definition of riparian forest buffer, adopt additional riparian forest buffer goals, and adopt the five policy recommendations from the Panel.

Riparian Forest Buffers and the Chesapeake Bay

Publication date: 10/1/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

This fact sheet overviews the importance of riparian forest buffers to the Bay and what the Chesaaapeake Bay Program's efforts in restoring buffers.

Recommendations on the 2003 Directive on Expanded Riparian Buffer Goals in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (838 KB)

Publication date: 12/1/2003 | Type of document: Report

The report addresses the 2003 Directive on Expanded Riparian Forest Buffer goals. It presents the history and findings, and recommends goals and policies on the expanded riparian forest buffer goals.

Restoring a Bay Resource: Riparian Forest Buffer Demonstration Sites (363 KB)

Publication date: 1/1/1997 | Type of document: Report

Demonstration sites for riparian forest buffer establishment: Helping to accomplish the objectives of communications and monitoring

Riparian Forest Buffers: Restoring and Managing a Vital Chesapeake Resource: Proceedings from the Oct 5-6, 1994 Conference in Ellicott City, MD

Publication date: 10/1/1994 | Type of document: Report

This document contains a variety of abstracts from the 1994 conference on riparian forest buffers entitled "Riparian Forest Buffers: Restoring and Managing a Vital Chesapeake Resource"

Directive 03-01 - Expanded Riparian Forest Buffer Goals (52 KB) (Order hard-copy)

Publication date: 12/9/2003 | Type of document: Directive

Expand the state of our knowledge about the role of urban tree canopy in supporting riparian buffer functions in cities and urbanizing communities.

Adoption Statement - Riparian Forest Buffers (26 KB)

Publication date: 3/7/2006 | Type of document: Adoption Statement

Overview of the Directive 94-1 which called upon the Chesapeake Bay Program to develop a policy which would enhance riparian stewardship and efforts to conserve and restore riparian forest buffers.

The Role and Function of Forest Buffers in the Chesapeake Bay Basin for Nonpoint Source Management

Publication date: 2/1/1993 | Type of document: Report

This paper primarily discusses elements of the relationship between forests and water quality in the context of the forest buffer.

Riparian Forest Buffer Design and Maintenance

Publication date: 6/1/2005 | Type of document: Report

Riparian forest buffers (RFBs) are essential components of maintaining long-term stream and watershed health and resilience in the Chesapeake Bay region. RFBs also provide valuable ecological functions for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. This guide has been prepared as a resource to the many who wish to establish a forest buffer efficiently, effectively, and with a minimum of maintenance.

Final Report of the Riparian Forest Buffer Panel (36 KB) (Order hard-copy)

Publication date: 10/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Contains principal findings and recommendations of Chesapeake Executive Council-appointed 31 member-panel to increase the focus on riparian stewardship and to enhance efforts to conserve and restore riparian forest buffers

Chesapeake Bay Riparian Handbook: A Guide for Establishing & Maintaining Riparian Forest Buffers (10.95 MB)

Publication date: 1/1/1999 | Type of document: Report

This document, intended to provide technical assistance for field personnel, provides detailed information on the planning, design, establishment, and maintenance of riparian forest buffers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Forest and Riparian Buffer Conservation: Local Case Studies from the Chesapeake Bay Program (138 KB)

Publication date: 8/1/1996 | Type of document: Report

Collection of case-studies that highlight accomplishments of local governments and citizen organizations to recognize the importance of forests to their communities and to take action to retain and restore those forests. Features innovative riparian buffer and forest conservation programs initiated and implemented locally by community members

Interim Report to the Chesapeake Executive Council: Riparian Forest Buffers (49 KB)

Publication date: 11/1/1995 | Type of document: Report

The Interim Report highlights the formation of the Riparian Forest Buffer Panel and its first year of work in responding to Executive Council Directive 94-1. Panel members, mission and guiding principles are provided along with information gathered in support of policy development.

Riparian Forest Initiative (370 KB)

Publication date: 11/11/2001 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

Represents recent actions of the Forest Service S&P-NA taken in support of riparian forest buffer protection and restoration and stream corridor enhancement in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Pilot Monitoring for 14 Pesticides in MD Surface Waters

Publication date: 3/1/1984 | Type of document: Report

Monitoring of pesticides in Maryland surface waters.

A Pilot Study for Ambient Toxicity Testing in Chesapeake Bay, Year 1 Report

Publication date: 4/1/1991 | Type of document: Report

This pilot study was designed to evaluate ambient toxicity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by using a battery of water column, sediment and suborganismal tests.

Forests and the Bay (103 KB)

Publication date: 11/11/2000 | Type of document: Fact Sheet

How riparian forests contribute to the protection, restoration, and stewardship of the Bay Watershed

A Pilot Study for Ambient Toxicity Testing in Chesapeake Bay Year 2 Report

Publication date: 11/1/1992 | Type of document: Report

A yearly report on ambient toxicity in the Chesapeake Bay.

Riparian Forest Buffers - Linking Land and Water (3.46 MB) (Order hard-copy)

Publication date: 3/1/1999 | Type of document: Report

This work contains the following themes as they relate to the Chesapeake Bay: The Living Natural Bay/Ecosystems, Watersheds, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability of the Bay/Stewardship