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added a new Clean Up Event in Project Clean Stream
Posted March 9, 2020
Rising Sun Veterans Park – Invasives Removal & Trash Pick-up – POSTPONED TIL FALL – Date TBD after Sept 11
Regrets – due to the current COVID 19 pandemic, we will reschedule this clean-up until later in the year – date TBD This will be our 5th annual Spring Invasives removal at the park. Organized by the Octoraro Watershed Association and the Town of Rising Sun. All are welcome. We will be picking up trash,…
added a new Resource in Chesapeake Network
Posted January 31, 2009
Mattawoman Creek Stream Valley Delineation
USACOE Watershed Management Plan recommended that Charles County more precisely determine the boundary of the Mattawoman Stream Valley using high-resolution elevation data, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data, as a priority in planning to protect water quality for Mattawoman Creek. This Mattawoman Creek Stream Delineation project sought to define the boundary of the…
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Posted January 31, 2009
Jack Lynch – Stream Buffer Research & Advocacy
Stream Buffer Researchcompiled by Jack Lynch during the development of Frederick county’s Stream Protection Ordinance.
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Posted January 31, 2009
Frederick County Stream Protection Ordinance
Frederick County adopted a new stream protection ordinance in August of 2008. This document includes not only the Zoning Text amendment but also the supporting studies, scientific literature and other codes + ordinances.
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Posted January 31, 2009
Carroll County Water Resource Management Manual
Carroll County calculates a variable stream buffer on all streams, including intermittent streams. These are verified through a County approved environmental site delineation. The average stream valley slope is measured 100 ft, perpendicularly, from the edge of the stream bank. Then, the stream buffer is calculated by adding 2 ft for each one percent of…
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Posted January 31, 2009
Benefits of Riparian Areas & Stream Buffers
A paper from Tompkins County, Ithaca, New York on Enhancing Water Resources. Benefits discussed include Habitat & Biodiversity, Stream Stabilty, Water Quality & Financial Savings. Recommendations on Buffer width are on pp 8 & 9.
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Posted January 31, 2009
Riparian Setbacks – Technical info for Decision-makers
A good science synthesis out of Ohio that covers ecosystem services rationales for protecting riparian buffers and considerations for local governments to implement ordinances. Details on width are around page number 39 (p. 46 in the pdf page count) and include summaries of studies that have surveyed widths in buffer ordinances. It includes references to…
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Posted January 31, 2009
Appropriate Riparian Forest Buffer Widths and Functions
Riparian forest buffers are one of the most significant best management practices used by the Chesapeake Bay Program to achieve nutrient reduction in the Bay watershed. Riparian forest buffers are linear bands of trees and other vegetation of various widths located on the edge of a waterway. They serve as an interface between aquatic and…
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Posted January 31, 2009
Riparian Buffer Width – Science & Regs Review
EPA 2005 Report: Riaprian Buffer Width, Vegetative Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness: A review of Current Science and Regulations
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Posted January 30, 2009
Wenger: Riparian Buffer Literature Review
In this 1999 study, over 140 articles and books were reviewed to establish a legally-defensible basis for determining riaprian buffer width, extent and vegetation
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Posted January 30, 2009
Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners
Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners provides a review and synthesis of information from the most up-to-date scientific literature to provide basic thresholds to land use planners to rely upon when making decisions affecting biodiversity. With more than 1,400 papers and abstracts reviewed for the project and a total of 160 papers selected for inclusion…
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Posted January 30, 2009
Buffer Widths – Composite Feedback
Date sequenced responses to questions to the MD portion of the Network re. stream buffer widths in other counties and national studies on stream buffer widths as well as recommendations for steep slopes.