Stable areas adjacent to or immediately up-gradient of streams and rivers running through forest should be
managed as buffers to protect the stream. These buffers should reduce excess sediment and organic matter
entering the stream, create shade, provide a source of detritus, provide room for the watercourse to establish
geomorphic stability, and create corridor habitat for wildlife. Updated and expanded from 1998.
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To improve or restore aquatic ecosystem function within a stream corridor, criteria for stabilizing banks and
improving in-stream cover, improving water quality, improving spawning and incubation areas, and eliminating
fish migration barriers are covered. These criteria should increase survival and production of fish species, and
increase the diversity of fish in streams.
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A riparian forest buffer is installed to moderate water temperature, provide a source of detritus to the stream,
reduce non-point source pollutants, and improve or restore aquatic/terrestrial habitats. Zone 1 is closest to the
stream and provides shade and detritus. Zone 2 extends from zone 1 a minimum distance of 20 ft. Zone 3 is a
vegetated filter area as outlined in Standard Code 393.
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Prescribed grazing as a management technique includes: improving and maintaining the health and vigor of adesired plant community, providing food cover and shelter for domestic animals and wildlife, maintaining
grazing animal health and productivity, maintaining and improving water quality and reducing soil erosion, and
improving soil condition. Criteria for prescribed grazing are outlined including specific grazing animal (cattle) management practices for specific conditions. Two tables give guidelines for assessing when specific pasture plants have been adequately grazed.
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“Pasture management involves choosing and managing forages, soil fertility, fencing, water development and distribution, harvesting, resting pastures, and much more” (pg. 2). It is important to consider all of these aspects
when planning and implementing a system while also adapting them to your particular farm. Some state or federal money may be available to assist farmers in setting up their system.
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