Council approved a new riparian buffer ordinance 2025-018 addressing the negative impacts of new developments near waterways in Anderson County.

Riparian buffers are mixed vegetated areas that grow along rivers, streams and lakes. They also are planted alongside roads to prevent runoff in ditches that feed our streams and rivers.

Riparian buffers are strips of trees, shrubs, and grasses planted alongside streams, rivers, and other water bodies. Where they occur naturally, riparian areas offer a filtering mechanism that ...

A Seattle law firm leading state-funded talks has presented several more ideas to force farmers and other rural landowners to widen riparian buffers to shade and purify salmon-bearing waterways ...

Riparian buffers may not be a household name yet, but Kristen Hoke, restoration specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said that over the last decade, ...

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North Augusta planning commissioners Rett Harbeson, left, and Tim Key discuss the ins and outs of riparian buffers June 21 before joining in the vote to send the city's development code onto City ...

October is Riparian Buffer Month This month, watershed specialists in Susquehanna County are trying to raise awareness about the importance of clean water and protecting our creeks and streams.

Riparian buffers are Nature’s defensive line. They are vegetated areas next to bodies of water such as rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands. When left to flourish, ...

Landowners in York County who are looking to beautify their property and improve local water quality can apply to install a riparian forest buffer through the Watershed Alliance of York.

Mar. 1—TRAVERSE CITY — Whether it's bayshores, lakefront, river banks or creeks, Traverse City has plenty of waterfronts. Soon, planning commissioners will refloat a committee to draft ...