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<br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />Based upon the planning staffs field inspection and <br />study of the ten areas the following conclusions and <br />recommendations have been reached. A mix of the streambank <br />protection practices was not dealt with in the alternatives, <br />but this is a possibi I ity in the planning and installation <br />of practices. <br /> <br />1. Dedication of riparian zones along river banks <br />wi I I reduce much of the damage associated with streambank <br />erosion. The root system developed from trees and brush <br />along the streambank provide protection from the cutting <br />action of water flowing against the banks. Protection from <br />bank sloughing wi I I also be achieved. <br /> <br />Other benefits, such as increased wi Idl ife habitat, <br />increased numbers of all wi Idl ife, and diversity of scenery, <br />wi II also be real ized from riparian zones. These zones wi II <br />also move the high value agricultural crops away from the <br />streambanks, therefore, reducing the I ikel ihood of damage to <br />these crops. <br /> <br /> <br />Riparian zone on Currant Creek <br />Photography by Jim Thornton SCS, Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />5 <br />