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SPECIFICATION - 391 - 7 <br />Canopy height equal <br />to or greater than the <br />width of the <br />watercourse or 30 feet <br />for water bodies <br />Species selected for this purpose will include those species which have sufficient height potential. <br />Place drooping or wide-crowned trees and shrubs nearest the water course or body. Shoreline or <br />channel relief (e.g., deeply incised channels) and topographic shading will be taken into account in <br />selecting species. Joining of existing and new buffers increase the continuity of cover and will further <br />moderate water temperatures. <br />Within zone 1 as a minimum, establish, favor or manage species capable of producing stems and <br />limbs of sufficient size to provide an eventual source of large woody debris for in-stream habitat for <br />fish and other aquatic organisms. <br />Establish plant communities that address the target wildlife needs and existing resources in the <br />watershed. Use recommendations from regional or other large-scale evaluations and plans when <br />designing, locating and connecting buffers for indicator and/or target species of wildlife, fish and other <br />aquatic organisms. <br />REFERENCES <br />Carsey, K., G. Kittel, K. Decker, D.J. Cooper and D. Culver. 2003 Field Guide to the Wetland and <br />Riparian Plant Associations of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program Fort Collins CO <br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV. Range Seeding 550, Conservation Practice <br />Standard. 1991. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO. <br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV. Pasture and Hav Planting 512, Conservation <br />Practice Standard. 2004. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO. <br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV. Tree/Shrub Establishment 612, Conservation <br />Practice Specification. 2003. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO. <br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV. Tree/Shrub Establishment 612, Conservation <br />Practice Standard. 2003. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO. <br />Colorado State Forest Service, 2000. Trees for conservation. CSFS #115-1196 <br />Colorado NRCS. 2002. Colorado Plant Materials Technical Note #59, Plant Suitability and Seeding <br />Rates for Conservation Plantings in Colorado. <br />NRCS, CO <br />AUGUST, 2006 <br />Figure 4. Canopy height for water temperature control.