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Decision Tree: Riparian Vegetation Management: Forest Stewardship
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1a(1). VEGETATION MANAGEMENT: FOREST STEWARDSHIP
Enhance the existing forest condition by selectively removing dead, dying and severely leaning trees, pruning branches with weight bearing load over the water, planting mid-story and ground cover vegetation, controlling invasive upland species introduced by previous clearing.
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Trimming tree branches overhanging a marsh promotes better growth, enhances riparian vegetation cover, and controls invasive species in an area with low bank erosion and a forested shoreline. |
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