Where are the wetland buffers?
What are buffers? The Department of Ecology defines buffers, in (Appendix 8-C and Appendix 8-E) of Wetlands in Washington State Volume 2: Guidance for Protecting and Managing Wetlands (Granger et al. 2005), as follows: Buffers are the uplands [or wetlands] adjacent to an aquatic resource that can, through various physical, chemical, and/or biological processes, reduce impacts to the wetland from adjacent land uses. • Buffers can also provide the terrestrial [or wetland] habitats necessary for many species of wildlife that use wetlands to meet some of their needs. • The primary purpose of buffers is to protect and maintain the wide variety of functions and values provided by wetlands. • The physical characteristics of buffers (slope, soils, vegetation, and width) determine how well buffers reduce the adverse impacts of human development and provide the habitat needed by wildlife species that use wetlands. How big are wetland buffers? WSDOT applies the corresponding buffer requirements f
What are buffers? The Department of Ecology defines buffers, in (Appendix 8-C and Appendix 8-E) of Wetlands in Washington State Volume 2: Guidance for Protecting and Managing Wetlands (Granger et al. 2005), as follows: Buffers are the uplands [or wetlands] adjacent to an aquatic resource that can, through various physical, chemical, and/or biological processes, reduce impacts to the wetland from adjacent land uses. • Buffers can also provide the terrestrial [or wetland] habitats necessary for many species of wildlife that use wetlands to meet some of their needs. • The primary purpose of buffers is to protect and maintain the wide variety of functions and values provided by wetlands. • The physical characteristics of buffers (slope, soils, vegetation, and width) determine how well buffers reduce the adverse impacts of human development and provide the habitat needed by wildlife species that use wetlands. How big are wetland buffers? WSDOT applies the corresponding buffer requirements f
