Riparian restoration of Seiiorito Canyon, a tributary of the Rio Puerco

Dwain W. Vincent

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Riparian restoration of Seiiorito Canyon, a tributary of the Rio Puerco

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dwain W. Vincent

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Shaw, Douglas W.; Finch, Deborah M., tech coords. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together. 1995 Sept. 18-22, 1995; Albuquerque, NM. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 253-257.

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Abstract

Seiiorito Canyon, a non-functional, degraded tributary stream of the Rio Puerto in New Mexico, has begun to respond to management strategies by the Bureau of Land Management. Restoration of the riparian ecosystem has been accomplished principally through livestock grazing management and planting and reestablishment of the native cottonwood/willow communities. The use of riparian pastures constructed along the stream was necessary to "jump-start" the system and allow total grazing deferment from 3 to 5 years.

Parent Publication

Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together

Keywords

riparian ecosystems, human dimensions, hydrology, ecology, history, restoration

Citation

Vincent, Dwain W. 1996. Riparian restoration of Seiiorito Canyon, a tributary of the Rio Puerco. In: Shaw, Douglas W.; Finch, Deborah M., tech coords. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together. 1995 Sept. 18-22, 1995; Albuquerque, NM. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 253-257.