Riparian buffers protect or improve stream habitat.
A riparian buffer is a strip of vegetation between a water body and an area of human activity.
Tamarisk or saltcedar was introduced as an ornamental and for erosion control but it has become the number one threat to riparian ecosystem health in the southwestern United States.
You can find just about everything here, from sunny alpine meadows to bogs, riparian zones to high elevations, and acid to volcanic soils.
The riparian corridor was to contain a vegetation structure that is associated with creek lines, and also to provide an area for people to walk their dogs and to stroll in the evening after their work.
The plant is especially fond of riparian areas and forests. The plant is disease-free and not susceptible to insects typically found in the United States.
Depending on where you live, grassy plains may give way to rolling hills which turn into steep, rugged mountains. The edges of streams and creeks near your home also have unique, 'riparian' ecosystems.
 See also: Growing, Plant, Gardening, Water, Natural
  
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