Riparian Forestry Publications

The Kansas Forest Service has publications on various forestry and fire management topics.  Most publications are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  If you wish, you may have these files converted to HTML by visiting Access Adobe.

• Benefits of Trees Along Streams and Rivers in Kansas, MF2724, 609KB
  Riparian forest buffers are areas of trees and shrubs established along the banks of streams, rivers...
• Fencing, MF2752, 223KB
  Fencing encloses or divides an area with a suitable permanent structure that acts as a barrier to livestock or people. The type of fence selected...
• Riparian Forest Buffer, MF2746, 405KB
  Riparian forests are located adjacent to streams (both perennial and intermittent), and open bodies of water (Figure 1). They differ from...
• Timber Harvest, MF2749, 274KB
  Riparian areas are areas adjacent to intermittent and perennial streams, lakes, and other bodies of water. They protect water quality by filtering...
• Timber Stand Improvement, MF2747, 466KB
  Most woodlands in Kansas are along rivers and streams in riparian forests. A healthy riparian forest is needed to provide maximum benefits for timber...
• Tree and Shrub Planting, MF2748, 279KB
  Tree and shrub planting in riparian areas reestablishes native riparian forests by hand planting or machine planting nursery-grown seedlings...
• Tree Revetments, MF2750, 275KB
  Tree revetments are cut trees anchored at the bottom (or toe) of unstable streambanks. These anchored trees serve to slow the current along the...
• Willow Cuttings, MF2751, 232KB
  Many eroding streambanks in Kansas have been devegetated through land conversion or floods. These areas of exposed soil are susceptible to scour...

To receive publications not available online, contact your District Forester or County Extension Agent.