Virtual Tour of the Forest: Water Quality - Wildlife
Streamside forest buffers provide canopy cover, which shades and cools the stream, improving habitat conditions for instream organisms such as fish, salamanders, frogs and aquatic insects that are a key link in the food chain.
Often the log landing is used for a wildlife opening and is planted to grasses and other plants, which provide food and cover for a variety of wildlife.
Last modified: Monday, 10-Mar-2008 20:01:35 UTC