Tag: Stream Buffers

Stream Buffers

By: Jason Ulseth A stream buffer is an area along a waterway where development is restricted and the removal of vegetation is prohibited. The primary functions of stream buffers are…

Stream Buffer Protection: Fulton County Airport Plans Defeated

By: Jason Ulseth In 2011, the Fulton County Airport, also known as Charlie Brown Field, applied to the EPD for a variance to clear-cut 17 acres of vegetated stream buffer,…