Roaring Fork Conservancy created a Citizen's Guide to Riverfront Property that includes tips for protecting these critical green ribbons of life, whether here in Colorado or any riparian area around the world!

2019 Dolores River Restoration Partnership Annual Report 

  Author(s): R. Roy Johnson; Steven W. Carothers; Deborah M. Finch; Kenneth J. Kingsley; John T. Stanley   Fifty years ago, riparian habitats were not recognized for their extensive and critical contributions to wildlife and the ecosystem function of watersheds. This changed as riparian values were identified and documented, and the science of riparian ecology developed steadily. Papers in this volume range from the more mesic northwestern United States to the arid Southwest and Mexico.
Author(s): Steven W. Carothers; R. Roy Johnson; Deborah M. Finch; Kenneth J. Kingsley; Robert H. Hamre   In the Preface to volume 1, we discuss the development of riparian ecology as one of the newest of ecological fields that gained significant momentum in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the general “riparian movement” in the United States. The field expanded rapidly throughout the latter half of the 1900s.
Executive Summary Utah is experiencing a dramatic invasion of an aggressive European subspecies of the common reed (Phragmites australis subsp. australis). This invasion is threatening recreation resources, wildlife habitat, and native wetland ecosystems. In this study, we used genetic tools to determine how, and to what extent, introduced Phragmites is spreading among major Utah wetlands. We also assessed native Phragmites (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus) spread to put our

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 University of Arizona Press, Briggs, M.K. and W.R. Osterkamp. 2020     This guidebook builds on what came before, developing it as both a guidance 'how to' as well as a reference. Where restoration topics are well-documented and well-traveled, we offer references. Where not, we offer detailed guidance on how to develop a stream restoration response start to finish.   https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/renewing-our-rivers
Abstract Fifteen federal agencies are developing a of stream corridor restoration planning and design technology document to serve as a common reference for field resource managers and other technical specialists. Offering a scientific perspective, the document will emphasize least intrusive solutions that are ecologically derived and self sustaining.   https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/40382%281998%2955
From Natural to Degraded Rivers and Back Again: A test of restoration ecology theory and practice (Feld et al.
Stream Hydrology: An introduction for Ecologists (Gordon et al. 2004) - John Wiley & Sons.   Available for purchase here: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Stream+Hydrology%3A+An+Introduction+for+Ecologists%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9780470843581   Since the publication of the first edition (1994) there have been rapid developments in the application of hydrology, geomorphology and ecology to stream management.
Stream Channel Reference Sites: An illustrated guide to field technique (Harrelson et al. 1994) - USDA Forest Service   This document is a guide to establishing permanent reference sites for gathering data about the physical characteristics of streams and rivers. The minimum procedure consists of the following: (1) select a site, (2) map the site and location, (3) measure the channel cross-section, (4) survey a longitudinal profile of the channel, (5) measure streamflow, (6) measure bed material, and (7) permanently file the information with the Vigil network.
Our rivers are in crisis and the need for river restoration has never been more urgent. Water security and biodiversity indices for all of the world’s major rivers have declined due to pollution, diversions, impoundments, fragmented flows, introduced and invasive species, and many other abuses.   Developing successful restoration responses are essential. Renewing Our Rivers addresses this need head-on with examples of how to design and implement stream-corridor restoration projects.
      Changes in Large And Medium-Sized Mammals Associated with Riparian Revegetation Activities along The Las Vegas Wash, Nevada   Jason Eckberg1* and Julia Lantow1   1 Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV, USA; jason.eckberg@snwa.com, julia.lantow@snwa.com  
    Channel Morphologic Changes Associated with Invasive Vegetation Removal   Celeste Wieting1*, Sara Rathburn2, Lindsay Reynolds3, Jonathan Friedman4, Derek Schook5   1,2Colorado State University, Fort