Publications

Managing riparian areas

Description

Riparian areas on public land are the vegetation zones next to flowing and standing water bodies. Although they make up only about two per cent of the land in Alberta, they are often far more productive than the adjoining upland. Because of this, they are used extensively by wildlife, agricultural producers and recreationists. This backgrounder provides general information on the importance of riparian areas and industrial use of riparian areas.

Updated

May 13, 2015

Tags
aquatic habitats conservation land use public lands water management

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

About public lands

Extent

2 pages

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Sustainable Resource Development (2001-2006, 2006-2013)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment
Subject (LCSH)

Public lands--Alberta

Subject (LCSH)

Riparian areas--Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

1997-10-01

Date Added

2015-05-13T14:56:59.210458

Date Modified

2015-05-13

Date Issued

1997-10-01

Audience information

Identifiers

NEOS catalogue key

2134406

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Environment and Sustainable Resource Development