Riparian Zones and the Role of Buffer Strips
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- Introduction
- The Benefits of Buffers …1
- Buffers Can’t Do It All …3
- Using This Book …5
- Spotlight on the Fisheries Act …6
- Riparian Zones and the Role of Buffer Strips
- Cross-Sectional View of a Riparian Zone …8
- How Water Moves …10
- Value of Riparian Areas …11
- Agricultural Practices that Degrade Riparian Areas …13
- What Buffer Strips Do In and Adjacent to Riparian Areas …13
- Types of Riparian Areas …19
- Livestock Grazing Near Water
- Intensive or High-Density Grazing …35
- Extensive or Low-Density Grazing …36
- Risk Assessment for Extensively Pastured Riparian Areas …37
- What’s Involved in a Grazing Management Plan …40
- Grazing Near Riparian Areas …43
- Pasture Management …47
- Fencing …50
- Crossings …58
- Alternative Water Sources …60
- Non-Fencing Options to Reduce Access …62
- Establishing and Managing Buffer Strips
- Function …65
- Design …67
- How to Establish a Buffer Strip Project …78
- Soil and Water Conservation on Adjacent Cropland
- Soil Management …96
- Cropland Conservation Practices …97
- Cropland Conservation Structures …98
- Nutrient and Pesticide Application on Adjacent Cropland …99
- Streambanks and Shorelines
- Know What You’ve Got …103
- Streambanks …104
- Shorelines …111
- Buffer Strips Around Wetlands and Ponds
- Wetlands …118
- Ponds …120
- Functions …121
- BMPs for Wetland and Pond Buffers …123
- Natural Existing Riparian Areas
- Riparian Woodlands …126
- Riparian Wetlands …130
- Riparian Meadows …132
- Case Studies
- Glossary
- Legislation