Working Trees For Water Quality

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Working Trees For Water Quality

Restore and protect water quality while acheiving both landowner and community objectives. (6 pages)

Riparian Forest Buffers

Riparian Forest Buffer

Riparian forest buffers are natural or re-established streamside forests made up of tree, shrub, and grass plantings. They buffer non-point source pollution of waterways from adjacent land, reduce bank erosion, protect aquatic environments, enhance wildlife, and increase biodiversity.

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  • Working Trees
    • Working Trees For Agriculture
    • Working Trees For Communities
    • Working Trees For Water Quality
    • Working Trees For Wildlife
    • Working Trees For 2002 Farm Bill
    • Working Trees For Carbon Cycle Balance
  • Inside Agroforestry
    • Summer 2005: Water Quality
    • Summer 2004: Agroforestry Tools
    • Winter / Spring 2004: Wildlife
    • Winter 2003: 2002 Farm Bill
    • Spring 2001: Buffers
    • Spring 2000: Status Of Our Nation's Water
    • Spring 1999: Wildlife
    • Fall 1998 / Winter 1999: Small Farms
    • Fall 1997: Riparian Forest Buffers / Short Rotation Woody Crops
    • Summer 1997: Agriculture/Community Interface
    • Spring 1997: Marketing Agroforestry
    • Spring 1994: Soil Bioengineering
    • Winter 1993: Trees/CRP
    • Fall 1993: Water Quality
  • Agroforestry Notes
    • Riparian Buffers For An Agricultural Land
    • How To Design A Riparian Buffer For Agricultural Land
    • Riparian Buffer Design For Cropland
  • Research Publications
    • A Long, Long Time Ago...
  • Specialty Forest Products
    • Marketing Specialty Forest Products (4 pages)
    • Productive Conservation: Growing Specialty Forest Products In Agroforestry Plantings (4 pages)
    • Edible Woody Landscapes For People And Wildlife (4 pages)
    • Hybrid Hazelnuts: An Agroforesty Opportunity (4 pages)
  • Additional Brochures
    • National Association Of RC&D Councils (NARC&DC) Report: RC&D Survey Of Agroforestry Practices
    • Agroforestry In The United States: Research And Technology Transfer Needs For The Next Millennium

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