DRAFT
Last Revised 1/18/01
Wetland, Shoreline and Riparian Corridor Management
- INTRODUCTION
- Definitions
- Functions
- Conceptual Approach
DATA ANALYSIS
CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED
(EXISTING CONDITIONS)
Wetlands
Streamside and Wetland Functions
Roadside Ditches and Roadbank Erosion
Riparian Corridor Conditions Within the Watershed
SETTING
WATERSHEDWIDE PRIORITIES FOR RESTORING WETLAND/RIPARIAN AREAS
Evaluate Riparian
Wetlands and Riparian Corridor
Classify Wetlands by the Functions Within the Watershed:
Geomorphic setting
Community classification (based on NWI cover types)
Assess proper
functioning condition of riparian wetlands:
Site selection for
Wetland/Riparian Restoration Potential within subwatershed.
Wetland/Riparian
Management Practices and Strategies
- Non-regulatory
- Wetland /riparian preservation (education)
- Wetlands/riparian restoration
- Created wetland and other engineered systems
- Regulatory
- Preservation
- Watershed master planning
- Development restrictions
- Sediment and erosion control ordinances
- Urban best management practices
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