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Thank you for helping “Renew the Rock” by restoring your riparian buffer.
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Stormwater Group.
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Making stormwater cleaner and waterways healthier across south central Wisconsin.
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RIPARIAN BUFFERS
PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY AND OUR WATER RESOURCES
A riparian buffer is a zone of native vegetation between development and water resources. Buffers provide habitat, filter runoff before it enters a body of water, and add natural beauty.
WHAT IS A RIPARIAN BUFFER?
Riparian buffers are important for water quality and are CRUCIAL for renewing the Rock River. The Rock River is listed as “impaired” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to existing sediment concentrations.
Photo Credit: U.S. EPA
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A RIPARIAN
BUFFER?
HOW CAN I CREATE ONE?
Less maintenance
Enhanced privacy
Less shoreline erosion
More wildlife
Cleaner water
Easy Method
STOP MOWING!
Create a strip of tall grass between your yard and the lake, river or stream.
another Method
PLANT NATIVE VEGETATION ALONG THE SHORELINE.
This can include trees, shrubs and ground cover.
Photo Credit: Joshua Mayer
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