Fraley-McNeal, L, Stack, B, Fox, J, Swann, C, Wilkins, A, Cappiella, K, Daniels, A. 2022. Maintaining Forests in Stream Corridor Restoration and Sharing Lessons Learned. Prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection, Fulton, MD.

Forestry, Riparian, Stream Restoration

The Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. (CWP) worked collaboratively with the Chesapeake Bay Program and stakeholders to evaluate methods to reduce impacts of stream restoration projects on existing riparian ecology and forest buffers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Results from the final project report were used to help develop a guidance document for local governments on the best practices to minimize unintended adverse outcomes to riparian forests/ecosystems and identify opportunities for coupling these practices to improve water quality and habitat improvements. The intention of the project is to help improve site selection, permitting, design, and construction of stream restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.