What are Riparian Buffers?
Riparian buffers are transition areas between water and the land. They link terrestrial upland ecosystems to stream, river or wetland ecosystems. The buffers we need to protect are the areas that are thickly forested along the streamside area. Although we can plant new buffers, we need to enact legislation to protect our present buffers along our ‘high quality’ streams as they serve several important functions.
