Chesapeake Bay Riparian Handbook: A Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Riparian Forest Buffers

Publication Year: 
2011
Author(s): 
Chesapeake Bay Program
Summary: 
  • Handbook designed for the Mid-Atlantic region, but with many sections still useful to riparian forest practitioners in northern New England
  • Includes a large section on functions and values of riparian forest buffers
  • Sections on designing buffer systems, buffer width, site evaluation/planning, and streamside stabilization