Publication Summary

Title

What are Riparian Areas?

Month-Year PublishedJanuary 1992
Revised onJuly 2000
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Short Description

This publication defines riparian zone as the transistional area between the water itself and the surrounding lands. If you have a stream, river, pond, lake, or wetland on your property for even part of the year, you have a riparian zone. It also explains the keys to managing riparian zones, incentives for managing riparian zones

Publication Number92-br-003
Author(s)Phillips, A.
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Number of pages 2
Keywords lake, river, stream, water, wetland

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