Riparian Forest Buffers_Linking Land and Water
- Published:
- July 1, 2004
- Originator:
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Since 1996, the Chesapeake Bay Program has been actively pursuing the restoration and protection of riparian forest in the Bay watershed. Working across state boundaries, thhis effort has set and achieved numerous restoration goals and developed innovative programs providin landowners incentives, outreach, education and training, and community partnerships. Maintaing this progress is critical. Today, the Chesapeake Bay Program is working toward an expanded set of goals that will further strengthen the quantity and quality of forest buffers and help protect Bay resources for future generations.