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Web and Print Resources
Restoration and Bioengineering
Bibliographies and Literature Reviews
General Information
The Bay Journal
Chesapeake Bay Program, Forest Buffer Restoration
Connecticut River Joint Commissions Riparian Buffers for the Connecticut River Valley
Farm Service Agency
Forestry Index.net
Iowa State University Extension - Stewards of Our Streams
Maryland Department of the Environment, Water Programs - Funding Assistance for Public and Private Restoration Projects
Maryland Department of the Environment - Wetlands and Waterways Programs
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Assessing Forest Buffer Functions Report
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Our Waters
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Riparian Forest Buffers
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Stream ReLeaf Program
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - The Critical Area Buffer
Maryland Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Parks Service
National Showcase Watersheds
Nature Conservancy-Invasive Plants
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Pennsylvania Office of River Basin Commissions
Pennsylvania Stream Releaf
River Management Society
USDA National Agroforestry Center - Resources: Riparian Forest Buffers
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service - National Conservation Buffer Initiative - Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation
- Riparian Forest Buffers as Wildlife Habitat
Virginia Department of Forestry - Riparian Forest Buffers
Buffer Environmental Education Series (BEES)
Riparian Forest Buffers: Link Between Land and Water
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
IAN Seminar Series: Donald Weller: Effects of Riparian Buffers on Nitrate Concentrations
Restoration and Bioengineering
Buffer Building Becomes Business
Conservation Buffers. Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways
Delaware Riverkeeper.org: Adopt A Buffer Toolkit
Design Recommendations for Riparian Corridors and Vegetated Buffer Strips
EPA River Corridor and Wetland Restoration
Federal Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook
A Geospatial Methodology to Identify Locations of Concentrated Runoff from Agricultural Fields
North Carolina State University Stream Restoration: A Natural Channel Design Handbook
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Stream Releaf Forest Buffer Toolkit
Restoring Wetland and Riparian/Streamside Buffers: An Introduction
Riparian Buffer Zones: Functions and Recommended Widths
USDA ARS Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM)
USDA Forest Service - A Soil Bioengineering Guide for Streambank and Lakeshore Stabilization
- Stream Systems Technology Center
USDA NRCS Stream Restoration
USDA Riparian Forest Buffer Conservation Job Sheet 391
Bibliographies and Literature Reviews
A Review of the Scientific Literature on Riparian Buffer Width, Extent and Vegetation
Costs and Benefits of Riparian Forest Management: A Literature Review
EPA Riparian Buffer Width, Vegetative Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness: A Review of Current Science and Regualtions
Function, Design, and Establishment of Riparian Forest Buffers: A Review
New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientist. Buffer Literature Cited and Bibliography
Riparian Soils. A Literature Review
The Science Behind the Need for Riparian Buffer Protection
USDA National Agricultural Library - Water Quality Information Center Bibliographies
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water Nonpoint Source News-Notes
Vegetated Stream Riparian Zones: Their Effects on Stream Nutrients, Sediments, and Toxic Substances