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Increase habitat resilience by restoring structure and function of streams, riparian areas, and wetlands

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Approach

Increase habitat resilience by restoring structure and function of streams, riparian areas, and wetlands.

Tactics

  • Manage livestock grazing to restore ecological function of riparian vegetation and maintain streambank conditions.
  • Maintain large wood in forested riparian areas for shade and recruitment.
  • Reconnect floodplains and side channels to improve hyporheic and baseflow conditions.

Sensitivity

Strategy

Halofsky, J.E.; Peterson, D.L.; Ho, J.J.; Little, N.J.; Joyce, L.A., eds. (2018). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Intermountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-375. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

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Climate Change Effect

Relevant Region

Midwest
Northeast
Northern Plains
Northwest
Southeast
Southern Plains
Southwest