MD % MD %
% 50,000 MD goal acheive acheive PA goal
% 10,000 mile per EC ment MD ment per EC
cumulative mile goal Trib. Strat. commitment commit (per EC goal per (per TS commit
year miles annual goal acheivement commitment achievement Cumulative Miles of Riparian Forest Buffer Restored MD cum ment 10,000) TS 50,000) PA cum ment
1996 10.7 10.7 10,000 0.11% 51,571 0.02% Source: CBPO 8.5 2,276 0.37% 2909 0.29% 0 4072
1997 78.8 68.1 10,000 0.79% 51,571 0.15% Contact: Judy Okay, USDA Forest Service, CBPO 55.8 2,276 2.45% 2909 1.92% 0 4072
1998 233.6 154.8 10,000 2.34% 51,571 0.45% updated 11/16/06 145.9 2,276 6.41% 2909 5.02% 0 4072
1999 456.4 223.5 10,000 4.56% 51,571 0.88% fbufrest.xls 260 2,276 11.42% 2909 8.94% 0 4072
2000 669.1 212 10,000 6.69% 51,571 1.30% Year 2010 goal: 10,000 restored miles of riparian forested buffer since 1996. 405.8 2,276 17.83% 2909 13.95% 0 4072
2001 1189.1 520 10,000 11.89% 51,571 2.31% Miles include those buffered by at least 35 feet of forest on one side of stream.
663.6 2,276 29.16% 2909 22.81% 0 4072
2002 2311.3 1122.2 10,000 23.11% 51,571 4.48% Miles count once the forest is planted 915.5 2,276 40.22% 2909 31.47% 436 4072
2003 3038 726.4 10,000 30.38% 51,571 5.89% The forest planted can include trees with shrubs and grasses, however the1076.4 2,276 47.29% 2909 37.00% 772 4072
2004 3791.3 753.6 10,000 37.91% 51,571 7.35% canopy at maturity must be from trees. The species must be natives. 1153.1 2,276 50.66% 2909 39.64% 1297 4072
2005 4605.6 814.3 10,000 46.06% 51,571 8.93% The buffer can be managed to encourage natural succession to 1183.4 2,276 51.99% 2909 40.68% 1953 4072
2006 5337 731 10,000 53.37% 51,571 10.35% woody species resulting in a mature canopy of trees 1211.8 2,276 53.24% 2909 41.66% 2570 4072
2007 5722 385 10,000 57.22% 51,571 11.44% DATA Include miles restored in signatory jurisdictions ONLY 1233.8 2,276 54.20% 2909 42.13% 2885 4072
2002 miles are reported through August 31,2003
*note - Beginning in 2004, federal progress is captured in the state totals
*note - PA's 2004 #s include miles from previous year, but can not be apportioned at this time
*note - PA reported 436 cumulative miles from 2000-2002, but was not able
to attribute them to any particular year. They were not able to confirm any
miles planted from 1996-1999.
note - federal miles for 1998, 1999, 2000 were revised in 2003, affecting totals
note - MD annual miles for 1996-2002 were revised 1/7/05, affecting totals
PA % PA % VA % VA %
acheive acheive VA goal acheive acheive
ment ment per EC ment VA ment
(per PA goal (per commit (per goal per (per
10,000) per TS 50,000) VA cum ment 10,000) TS 50,000) Fed cum MD annual PA annual VA annual Fed annual
0.00% 10354 0.00% 1.9 4355 0.04% 34999 0.01% 0.3 8.5 1.9 0.3
0.00% 10354 0.00% 17.6 4355 0.40% 34999 0.05% 5.4 47.3 15.7 5.1
0.00% 10354 0.00% 72.3 4355 1.66% 34999 0.21% 15.4 90.1 54.7 10
0.00% 10354 0.00% 166.8 4355 3.83% 34999 0.48% 29.6 114.8 94.5 14.2
0.00% 10354 0.00% 232.1 4355 5.33% 34999 0.66% 31.2 145.1 65.3 1.6
0.00% 10354 0.00% 492.4 4355 11.31% 34999 1.41% 33.1 257.8 260.3 1.9
10.71% 10354 4.21% 926.4 4355 21.27% 34999 2.65% 33.4 251.9 436 434 0.3
18.96% 10354 7.46% 1155.9 4355 26.54% 34999 3.30% 33.4 160.9 336 229.5
31.85% 10354 12.53% 1307.8 4355 30.03% 34999 3.74% 33.4 76.7 525 151.9
47.96% 10354 18.86% 1436.8 4355 32.99% 34999 4.11% 33.4 30.3 656 129
63.11% 10354 24.82% 1520.5 4355 34.91% 34999 4.34% 33.4 28.7 617 83.7
70.85% 10354 27.86% 1568.5 4355 36.02% 34999 4.48% 33.4 22 315 48
Stream status percent percentage of
bank and shoreline miles streambank and shoreline buffered with forest
Riparian Forest Buffers 0.59 118075 Source: Chesapeake Bay Riparian Forest Buffer Inventory (9/1/96)
not buffered with forest 0.41 80983 Paul Richards and Rick Day, PA State University
total 199058 REVISED by Brian Burch 6/22/98
Contact: Rick Cooksey, USDA Forest Service, CBPO
Data include miles for DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV portions of the
Bay watershed.
Miles include stream buffered by at least
100' of forest.
NY data includes 1:1000,000 scale streams only. Does not include
intermittent streams.
VA data do not include intermittent streams.
Year 2010 goal 2,010 new miles of riparian forested buffer.
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