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riparian zone |
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riparian zone [rī′per·ē·ən ‚zōn] (ecology) The part of the watershed immediately adjacent to the stream channel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Collaboration with the private, non-profit "Friends of Trees'; continuing to spring 2005, resulted in the planting of 1,300 native trees and scrubs, mainly in the park's riparian zone. A major program has been initiated to restore wetlands throughout the whole drainage basin, especially in riparian zones along stream and river courses to control erosion and nutrients reaching the Gulf of Mexico (Mitsch et al. Emil participates with other 6th, 7th and 8th graders in Watershed Legacy, a program designed to preserve and restore the wooded area and riparian zone at the middle school he attends in Tigard, Ore. |
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