Stream Wise
Healthy streams are home to diverse fish and wildlife, provide vital drinking water, create recreation and relaxation opportunities, and protect against floods. This mixed-methods piece depicts the value of stream buffers and is named for the program by the same name developed by the Lake Champlain Basin Program. This piece represents a hypothetical stream in an agricultural setting and ranges from a poor (nonexistent) buffer at one end to a high-quality, wide and structurally diverse buffer at the other. Stream Wise is administered by AWI in the Saranac Watershed. This free and voluntary program enables streamside landowners to learn about their property along streams with the goal to enhance and protect stream health.
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