Franklin
County Conservation District
"Conserving
our Natural Resources for the Future"
Riparian Area Protection
Projects
The word 'riparian'
originates from a Latin word meaning, "along the river."
Riparian area is defined as an
area of land and vegetation adjacent to a stream that has a direct
effect on the stream; or also as an area associated with a stream that
includes vegetation, woodlands, wildlife, floodplains and other natural
features of the habitat.
Riparian area protection projects
can include fence, filter strips or buffers, and alternate water
supplies. Fence can be constructed to restrict livestock from the
riparian area and stream or river to assist with improving water
quality. Filter strips and grass buffer areas are seeded to
provide additional soil stabilization and water filtering of runoff to
reduce the amount of pollutants that make it to the stream.
Alternate water supply projects are the installation of a tank or trough
away from the riparian area, to eliminate the need for livestock to
water directly from the stream. The tanks and troughs can be a solar
powered system which pull water from a well or directly from the stream,
they can also include a tank being installed below a pond. Funding
for riparian area protection projects is available through the non-point
source pollution control program
(NPS)
and supplemental funding through
the State Conservation Commission. We also partner with the
Kansas Alliance of
Wetlands and Streams
who provide grant funds for a variety of riparian and wetland projects.
These projects may include riparian fencing, riparian buffers and
wetland restoration and protection.
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