Webinar Series on the Ecology and Active Management of Riparian Vegetation in Forested Landscapes
Recent regulatory proposals and research suggest that active management of riparian ecosystems can yield benefits to water quality and associated aquatic habitats. This webinar series explored the ecological and other functions of riparian ecosystems, setting the stage for understanding how and where active management can achieve desirable benefits.
Foundation for Active Management of Riparian Vegetation
- Riparian Ecology and Functions in Forested Landscapes:
Mike Liquori, Sound Watershed
pdf of presentation - Natural Disturbances Affecting Riparian Vegetation in Forested Landscapes:
Joe McBride, University of California, Berkeley and Richard R. Harris, Northern California Society of American Foresters
pdf of presentation - Potential Benefits of Site-Specific Riparian Management:
Mike Liquori, Sound Watershed
pdf of presentation
Approaches to Selecting Sites for Active Riparian Management
- Tools for Spatially Explicit Riparian Management:
Lee Benda and Sam Litschert, Earth Systems Institute
pdf or presentation - Site-Specific Riparian Management Using the Section V Guidance Document:
Mike Liquori, Sound Watershed
pdf of presentation
Active Riparian Management Case Studies
- Large Woody Debris in Streams Wood Placement Techniques:
Jen Carah, The Nature Conservancy
pdf of presentation
Webinar Sponsors
Sponsored by Northern California Society of American Foresters, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, Forestry and Fire Committee.
Funding provided by the US Forest Service, State and Private Forestry.
Resources
Riparian Geomorphology
Grant and Swanson - Morphology and processes of valley floors in mountain streams
Grant et al 1990 - Pattern and origin of stepped-bed morphology in high-gradient streams
Fire effects
Van de Water and North 2011. Stand structure, fuel loads, and fire behavior in riparian and upland forests, Sierra Nevada Mountains, USA; a comparison of current and reconstructed conditions
Fire restoration treatments
Fule et al 2004 Changes in canopy fuels and fire behavior at the Grand Canyon
Fule et al 2002 Comparing ecological restoration alternatives Grand Canyon
Windthrow effects
Sinton et al 2000 Windthrow disturbance forest composition and structure in the Bull Run Basin OR
Sinton and Jones 2002 - Extreme wind and windthrow in the Western Columbia River gorge
Reid and Hilton 1998 Buffering the buffer