Riparian Forest Buffer Management Strategy
Approaches for achieving the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's Forest Buffer Outcome.
Description
This management strategy identifies approaches for achieving the following outcome: Continually increase the capacity of forest buffers to provide water quality and habitat benefits throughout the watershed. Restore 900 miles per year of riparian forest buffer and conserve existing buffers until 70 percent of riparian areas throughout the watershed are forested.