Technical Notes - Vermont NRCS

It is particularly important for conservation planners to recognize these wetlands during the resource inventory phase of the planning process. By doing so, the planner can help landowners understand the importance of vernal pools and help them protect these habitats and the surrounding uplands.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service developed the sampling method described below to monitor a broad range of riparian forest buffers. This method is designed to collect information about natural regeneration as well as survival of planted trees. The sampling method can be used for plantings with a variety of buffer management practices including mowed sites, overgrown sites and sites with or without tree shelters.