Riparian restoration
By: by Ellen Eubanks ; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Technology & Development Program.
Contributors: Technology & Development Program (U.S.); Technology & Development Center (San Dimas, Calif.)
Series: Technical reference -- 1737-22; Technical reference (United States. Bureau of Land Management) -- 1737-22.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Technology & Development Program
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Dimas, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Riparian restoration -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Riparian areas -- United States -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Recreation areas -- United States -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Restoration ecology -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Recreation -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: This guide was written for staff, managers, technicians, permittees, concessionaires, and volunteers; for anyone engaged in activities that could affect the health of a riparian ecosystem. It provides the basic principles and background information needed to carry out a restoration project. The objectives of the guide are to: 1 Create an awareness of riparian values and ecosystems and how they function, 2 Show common impacts from recreation, 3 Provide examples of planning, design, and restoration techniques, 4 Foster an understanding of adapted management and of monitoring concepts.
Notes: "August 2004"--Cover.

"2300 Recreation Mgmt"--Cover.

"0423 1201--SDTDC"--Cover.

Report was added to the Technical reference series of the Bureau of Land Management after publication.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available on the World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Ecological integrity; title: Impacts; title: How recreation impacts affect key characteristics of riparian ecosystems; title: Restoration preparation; title: Restoration techniques; title: App. A. Impacts of recreation on developed and dispersed sites; title: App. B. Handling plant materials: harvesting, storing, and installing cuttings; title: App. C. Waterjet stinger; title: App. D. Pest and weed control; title: App. E. Split rail fences and barriers; title: App. F. Campsite monitoring instructions; title: App. G. Techniques for plant establishment in arid ecosystems; title: App. H. Additional information..