Welcome to the searchable resource library for the Watershed Forestry Partnership! Here you can find outreach materials that have been created by other organizations working on riparian forest restoration, academic papers, and other resources. If you have something to add to the library, or have a request for what you would like to see here, please contact Shawn White at shawn.white@uvm.edu.
Key Resources:
Restoration Roundup Podcast Series – Through these 19 episodes, Restoration Roundup invites guests from local government and nonprofit organizations to discuss the work they are doing in riparian forest restoration around the Lake Champlain basin. Guests on the podcast have discussed many topics including invasive species, how riparian buffers support pollinators, the shortage of native trees and shrubs for restoration, and much more.
Vermont Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Riparian Forest Buffer Specification Guide Sheet – Technical but brief guide from NRCS describing the agency’s specifications for riparian forest buffers, including zones, widths, vegetation, fish and wildlife habitat specifications, planting plan specs, and both natural regeneration and direct seeding guidelines.
Vermont Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Tree and Shrub Establishment Guide – NRCS technical guide to tree and shrub establishment, including information about site prep and weed control; planting timing; storage and handling of plant material; planting techniques; protection from browse; natural regeneration; and direct seeding.
Vermont Trees for Streams Resource Guide – This guide includes information about types of buffers; considering pollution source, land use history, and goals of the restoration project; site selection; planting plans; vegetation types; planting procedures; and sources of support and assistance.
Northwestern Vermont Riparian Planting Guide – This relatively brief guide outlines information on partner organizations in NW Vermont; funding opportunities; outreach to landowners; project design and implementation; and maintenance and monitoring. Although the guide is designed to be locally-specific to Northwestern Vermont, much of the information is applicable in the broader New England region.
Planting Guidelines for Vermont State Lands – A guide for the most common planting project types on Vermont state lands that can be applied to all planting projects. It includes decision trees that can be used when developing several project types – landscaping, erosion control, ecological restoration, and assisted migration (adaptation) plantings. It includes extensive information about plant material sourcing considerations, including a list of local native plant nurseries and sources for local Vermont ecotypes.