Riparian Buffers

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Riparian Buffers
Part 2 Gathering Information Before Beginning a
Site Plan
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Gather Information from Landowner

• Landowner needs and objectives
• Restrictions placed by outside authorities

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Discover Landowner Objectives

• Long term conservation intent
• Water quality improvement
• Need for income producing buffer
• Maintaining a view of stream
• Enhanced recreational value
• Wildlife benefits

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Who will Maintain the Property?

• Landowner
• Volunteers
• Contractor
• Facility Maintenance Person

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Bank Stabilized with terracing, stone and sod
The following year
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ROOT WAD BANK STABILIZATION
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ROCK RIPRAP
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BRUSH MATS WITH LIVE STAKES
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Evaluative Factors Affecting Plant Selection

• Soil Characteristics
• Physiographic Zone
• Current Vegetative Features

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Resources for Understanding Your Site

• Soil Survey
• Soil Test
• Shovel Test
• Hardiness Zone Map
• Physiographic Map
• Vegetative Features

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Soil and Site Characteristics

• Moisture
• Seasonal high watertable
• Flooding potential
• Topography
• Soil pH
• Soil texture

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Soils Map of Centre County
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Soil Test Report Information

• Soil Nutrient Levels
• pH Phosphate Potash
• Magnesium Calcium
• Recommendations
• pH adjustment Epsom Salts
• Plant Nutrient needs
• Messages
• Laboratory Results
• Interpretation

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What Observation Can Tell You

• Plant species that flourish in project site
  conditions
• Soil Type
• Plants found in Limestone Soils
• Walnut Red cedar
• Beech Red oak
• Ash Shagbark hickory
• Elm
• Plants found in Sandstone Soils
• Pines

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What Observation Can Tell You

• Soil drainage
• species occurring in well drained soils
• sugar maple red oak
• hickory
• species occurring in poorly drained soils
• sycamore yellow poplar
• willow swamp oak

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Existing Vegetation

• Retain native species
• Retain pioneer species for diversity

• Identify and eradicate invasive/ noxious plants
  even from adjacent land

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Pioneer Species

• Black Birch
• Bigtooth Aspen
• Black Cherry
• Sweet Cherry
• Staghorn Sumac
• Sassafras

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Japanese knotweed
Multiflora rose
Tartarian honeysuckle
Purple loosestrife
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DCNR web Address DCNR.State.pa.us/Forestry/pndi
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BEST PLANTING DATES Spring Mid- March
May 1 Fall Mid-September Mid
November Evergreens after the heat of
summer Deciduous trees after leaf drop
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Riparian Buffers

• Continue to Part 3
• Creating a Buffer Planting Plan