Riparian Restoration
CHAPTER 4: RESTORATION PREPERATION (CONTINUED)
Project Design (Continued)
- Provide education through talks, signs, brochures, and Forest Service personnel. Such efforts are key to keeping visitors informed and ensuring their cooperation in behaving responsibly. See figure 68.
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Figure 68—An information sign.
River rafters, canoeists, kayakers, innertubers, picnickers, trail users, snowmobilers, and other visitors need to know the consequences of their actions and what they can do to leave the least imprint on the land. Mandatory ranger talks to users before allowing them on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and on the Middle Fork of the Salmon have proven to be very successful (Cole 2000b). See figure 69.
Figure 69—Before their float trip, rafters listen to a brief talk about
outdoor
skills
specific to river, riparian ecology, and ethics.
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Figure 70—Design Principles
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