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<br />VegetA t1 Te PTac tic,.. <br /> <br />Vegetated BuffeT StTip Bank 'rotection <br /> <br />T~is practiee Is primarily related to eropland whie~ Ls tilled up to the edge <br />of stream channel!1 without leaving a vegetative .one. These area. cOr:1monly <br />contribute to stream bank era. Ion beeause the perennLal vegetation needed for <br />protection and staiblllzatlon Ls not present, <br /> <br />This practice would leave at least a SO foot, and preferably a 100 Eoot ~ide, <br />strip on each .id~1 of the stream channel. Thi. would effectively create a <br />buffer .trip faT trapping sediment coming from off channel sites and reduce <br />erosion along the strea~ bank. In no ease shouLd overs tory brush and tree <br />vegetation along or within SO feet of the stream channel be elimiated to <br />increase crop or Hvestock forage production, <br /> <br />~aintenence requirements for this practice include brush removal Ln channel <br />and periodLc check.. of vegetation to ensure understory vegetation is peren- <br />nial. If understory vegetation Ls annual specie!!, the area should be Ear,.,ed <br />and reseeded to adapted perennial species. <br /> <br />40 <br />