This guide was written for staff, managers, technicians, permittees, concessionaires, and volunteers- for anyone engaged in activities that could affect the health of a riparian ecosystem. It provides the basic principles and background information needed to carry out a restoration project.

The objectives of the guide are to:

• Create an awareness of riparian values and ecosystems and how they function.
  
  
• Show common impacts from recreation.
  
  
• Provide examples of planning, design, and restoration techniques.
  
  
• Foster an understanding of adapted management and of monitoring concepts.