Committee Forum

Riparian Committee

Idaho Chapter American Fisheries Society

Chairperson

Corey Lyman
Phone: 208-557-5838
Email: clyman@fs.fed.us

Mission

The mission of the Riparian Committee is to raise awareness of the importance of riparian areas to aquatic resources in Idaho through education and professional outreach. The intent of the committee is to provide support and information for fisheries professionals and others interested in managing, preserving and restoring riparian areas.

Goals

The committee will seek to achieve the mission through these goals:

Goal 1: Public Education: Pursue appropriate venues for the Grazing and Fish presentation.

Target set venues for PFC trainings hosted by the USFS/BLM Regional Stream Team
Solicit Idaho Extension offices to partner in their Grazing Management Seminars.

Goal 2: Professional Outreach: Partner with other agencies to provide training for chapter members relative to stream restoration, grazing management, and riparian monitoring.

Partner with Chris Hoag from the NRCS Aberdeen Plant Material Center to distribute their technical papers and solicit chapter involvement in riparian restoration workshops.
Partner with USFS/BLM Regional Stream Team for lotic and lentic PFC trainings.
Partner with committee member Tim Burton for the Stream Channels and Riparian Vegetation - Multiple Indicators Monitoring (MIM) training.

Goal 3: Professional Outreach: Coordinate with committee and chapter members to develop a Lessons Learned document that compiles experiences relating to stream restoration activities.

Compile past committee activities and capture committee history
Utilize this information and contributors to put together a symposium on this topic.
Compile vendor list for riparian vendors
Compile recent publications that pertain to riparian management and restoration for dissemination.

Goal 4: Public Education and Policy: Put together an informational package that showcases Blaine County's new zoning rules relative to riparian setbacks. Develop a Policy statement to accompany.