Tag: Riparian buffers

Protecting Water Quality in North Carolina’s Neuse River Basin

by Sarah Farmer, SRS Science Delivery  • 
The Neuse River begins in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and much of its 275-mile journey to the Atlantic Ocean is through forests that are managed for timber. A new study by U.S. Forest Service researchers evaluates Best Management Practices (BMPs) for silviculture operations to see whether water quality in the Neuse River Basin…  More 

Riparian Buffer Trees Offer Unexpected Benefits

by Sarah Farmer, SRS Science Delivery  • 
Trees take up large quantities of water through their roots, but 99 percent or more of that water moves through the roots, trunks, and branches, ultimately evaporating from small openings called stomata, which are usually located on leaves. There are many ways to measure the movement of this water, although most methods measure the amount…  More