II. Influences of silvicultural activities on riparian
areas:
This is a picture of a road crossing through a stream near Mulberry, AR. With the onset of rains, an increase of sediment load impacts aquatic communities downstream.
This is not strictly a 'silvicultural' practice. Actually it is a cabin being built a wee too close to the streamside by a private landowner. When a 100-year flood event took place in the Spring of 2000, it was 'Goodbye cabin.'
III. Development and implementation of SMZs - organizations involved