Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. 2012. Planting Trees for Water Quality: Guidance for Chesapeake Bay Communities. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Ellicott City, MD.

Forests, Implementation, Riparian buffer, Trees, Pollutant removal efficiency, Tree planting

This guidance document provides information for Chesapeake Bay communities to identify where tree planting and forest buffers are needed and can provide the most benefit, and to quantify the potential pollutant reductions associated with implementation.