Riparian areas in Proper Functioning Condition are managed to maintain that condition with no downward trends, and there is an annual increase in the number of areas functioning at risk that show an upward trend towards Proper Functioning Condition. Less resilient and more sensitive areas are recovering. Tall tees, moderate or large in diameter, within riparian areas are fairly frequent. Riparian areas are covered by protective vegetation and generally connected with their streams and upslopes. Most soils have protective cover, adequate levels of soil organic matter, and coarse woody material distributed in varying sizes and types.
Soils also have adequate physical properties for vegetation growth and hydrologic function.
Physical, chemical, and biological processes in all soils function similarly to soils that have not been harmfully disturbed. Roads in riparian areas are few and stable. Some road corridors from new roads are apparent, but roads in sensitive landscapes are few and stable. Improved aquatic habitat conditions allow threatened and endangered aquatic species populations to stabilize and expand into previously occupied habitat. Major river corridor conditions allow most aquatic species to achieve their full life cycles.