Greenway Planning ToolKit

What is a Riparian Management System? - Riparian Buffer Virtual Tour

Stream Corridor Restoration - Principles, Processes, and Practices published by the USDA. This site has several downloads including the entire book.

Minnesota Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Learn about Conservation Buffer Initiative - Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) - Emergency Watersheds Program (EWP) - Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and other NRCS activities and programs.

What's a Protected River Worth? - New study quantifies economic benefits of protecting Connecticut's Farmington River - Jack Hannon, Eric Eckl, American Rivers; Eric Hammerling, Farmington River Watershed Association; Roger Moore, North Carolina State University

How Czech Greenways turned history, culture, and place into invaluable assets - By Benjamin Fried

Hudson River Valley Greenway - Hudson River Valley Greenway
Communities Council

Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide - How Rivers Function: A Primer

Floodplains and Channel Migration Zones - By Jerry Gorsline, Olympic Field Office, Washington Environmental Council

River Network - an organization with a mission to help people understand, protect and restore rivers and their watersheds

Heimlich, R. 2003. Agricultural resources and environmental indicators. Ag Handbook AH 722. - web site publication

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: An overview. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: Planning, establishment, and maintenance. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: Benefits to communities and landowners. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: Factors influencing adoption. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: Effects on water quality. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

Klapproth, J. C., and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Understanding the science behind riparian forest buffers: Effects on plant and animal communities. Virginia Cooperative Extension, Petersburg, VA. - PDF Download

 

Also, these are excellent publications you can request from your library.

Johnson, C. 2003. 5 low-cost methods for lowing stream bank erosion. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58:13-17.

Lee, K. H., T. M. Isenhart, and R. C. Schultz. 2003. Sediment and nutrient removal in an established multi-species riparian buffer. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 58:1-8. - Example from Iowa

Reed, T., and S. R. Carpenter. 2002. Comparisons of P-yield, riparian buffer strips, and land cover in six agricultural watersheds. Ecosystems 5:568-577. - Example from Wisconsin

Ryan, R. L., D. L. Erickson, and R. De Young. 2003. Farmers' motivations for adopting conservation practices along riparian zones in a mid-western agricultural watershed. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 46:19-37. - Example from Michigan

Sabater, S., A. Butturini, J.-C. Clement, T. Burt, D. Dowrick, M. Hefting, V. Maitre, G. Pinay, C. Postalache, M. Rzepecki, and F. Sabater. 2003. Nitrogen removal by riparian buffers along a European climatic gradient: patterns and factors of variation. Ecosystems 6:20-30. - Example from Europe