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RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFERS Greening Streams For the best water quality results

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RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFERS Greening Streams For the best water quality results

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    1. RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFERS Greening Streams For the best water quality results 2011 Lands For Tomorrow Conference JUDY OKAY, PhD for Virginia Department of Forestry

    5. 5 What is happening with projects planted? Survival Percent (148 tracts) first 8 years

    6. 6 Tree Shelter Comparison

    8. How Can We Improve Our Methods & Projects? Planning to use GIS to target priority areas of need that will have landscape features most favorable for forest buffer effectiveness Develop a marketing plan to reach and inform field staff, partners, landowners, community leaders Build capacity by seeking more assistance from organizations with volunteers Develop incentives for landowners from private partnerships Bonus points for cost share ranking if you have or are planting a forest buffer

    10. TARGETING TOOLS

    17. OTHER RESOURCES TO MAKE THE BIG SELL DCR market place Landowner info packet Foresters white paper Maryland manual Hardwood planting guide Target for effectiveness CBP website Reach out to partners (be a team) Newspaper articles Educate – landowners, volunteers, partners Rally in and for your community

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