OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -A riparian buffer or stream buffer is a vegetated area (a “buffer strip") near a stream, usually forested, which helps shade and partially protect the stream from the impact of adjacent land uses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buffer strips are areas of natural vegetation cover (grass, bushes or trees) at the margin of fields, arable land, transport infrastructures and water courses. They can have several different configurations of vegetation found on them varying from simply grass to combinations of grass, trees, and shrubs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Riparian buffers strips are areas of permanent vegetation between rural lands and bodies of water such as agricultural drains, creeks, rivers, ponds and wetlands. Buffers can have trees, shrubs, grasses or wildflowers, in any combination.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buffers spread the incoming runoff, filter sediment, and promote sedimentation. Debris or plant residues mixed with buffers help to trap sediments and nutrients. Buffers can also stabilize soil and promote water infiltration through their roots.