Basic topics covered in this technical reference include riparian-wetland area attributes and processes, resource assessments and inventories of riparian-wetland areas, development of good resource management objectives, management strategy factors, grazing treatments, and collaborative monitoring. Examples of tools, techniques, and treatments are provided, but they do not represent all of the “tools in the toolbox” that are available to resource managers. Although the term riparian is used alone throughout this document, riparian-wetland area is implied. While examples in this document feature running water (lotic) riparian-wetland areas for the most part, these principles are applicable to standing water (lentic) areas as well. This document is intended to provide the background and information necessary to allow managers to develop practices that will help protect riparian area resources while maintaining the viability and economic soundness of the grazing enterprise.
