These beautifully illustrated publications are extremely useful for those wanting to better understand bayous and streams, how they work, and change and move sediment, what is growing there, and why riparian areas are so important for the health of our waters.<\/p>\n
Landowners on the bayou will be interested in the Owner\u2019s Manual<\/em> written by Steve Nelle<\/a>, wildlife biologist and conservationist retired in 2011 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service after 28 years. Nelle is now an advisor, teacher, and leader in spreading riparian understanding.<\/p>\n While much of the Owner\u2019s Manual<\/em> is dedicated to rural, agricultural, and forest areas, Nelle also provides insight into urban issues. And the principles of riparian management and function remain the same.<\/p>\n The Field Guide <\/em>describes the function of native riparian trees and plants, grasses, vines and more, and identifies them with plenty of photographs and fascinating historical references. In a section called \u201cLearning to See,\u201d the book explains how to identify functional and dysfunctional riparian areas.<\/p>\n The companion booklets, available for $44 a set,<\/a> were published in April 2016 by the Nueces River Authority<\/a> and edited by Sky Jones-Lewey, the authority\u2019s resource protection and education director. The Nueces River Authority also created the UP2U program for distributing reusable mesh bags for collecting river trash. Houston Boy Scout Saswat Pati recently built and installed boxes for the bags<\/a> on Buffalo Bayou and Spring Creek.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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