Article 40: Urbanization, Stream Buffers and Stewardship in Maryland
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The stream buffer is the region immediately be yond the banks of a stream that serves to limit the entrance of sediment, pollutants, and nutrients to the stream itself. When forested, a stream buffer promotes bank stability and serves as a major control of water temperature (Leopold, 1997). From a biological perspective, the importance of a healthy, intact riparian zone has only been understood for the last 20 years (Rapp, 1997).
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