The health of fish and wildlife and the quality of the water they call home depend in large measure on the trees and shrubs that grow in riparian areas along streams and riverbanks. Although the task ...

Supporters say the riparian buffer protections are long overdue and would align Connecticut with the rest of New England.

Have you ever heard of an area described as being “riparian?” What does this term mean and what do these areas have to do with water quality and ecosystem health? Made up of streambanks, wetlands and ...

Development along the banks of the Roaring Fork River has damaged riparian areas so significantly that it’s led to water quality problems and the river is listed by the state as an impaired waterway ...

Riverbanks don’t get much press. They’re pretty, so you see pictures of them all the time, but typically the river itself is the focus of the picture with the banks just there to frame the shot.

PENDLETON, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A federal judge on Monday approved a settlement between Central Oregon LandWatch, Oregon Wild and the U.S. Forest Service to exclude sensitive riparian habitat from a ...

Photo credit: Steve Lawton <a href='http://www.crankhousemedia.co.nz' target='_self'>Crankhouse Media</a> Riparian areas, or waterway margins, are the strip of land ...

Two federal agencies have decided to maintain a grazing program that some of their own scientists say is flawed and not suitable in the critical habitat areas for certain endangered species. The ...