Chesapeake Bay Riparian Handbook: A Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Riparian Forest Buffers
This handbook provides professional land managers and planners with information on the functions, design, establishment and management of riparian forest buffers.
Description
Riparian forest buffers have been identified as a valuable nutrient reduction tool when used in conjunction with other conservation practices. For this reason, the Chesapeake Bay Program has targeted riparian forests as a key habitat for restoration. The purpose of this handbook is to provide professional land managers and planners with information on the functions, design, establishment and management of riparian forest buffers. This handbook is intended for use by:
- Agencies and private concerns that provide technical assistance in the field
- Local governments who want to use the handbook as a technical basis for decisionmaking,
- Policy makers,
- Public/consulting or service/private foresters, and
- Professional land managers, both industrial and public.
The handbook is specifically written to serve those states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. However, states that are adjacent to the Bay states, with similar physiography, can also use the publication for guidance.
Category: Report