–Category rating of effectiveness of buffer
strips
Good
Unacceptable
The goal of our buffer strip
survey was to evaluate each shoreline property.We created a category rating system to evaluate buffer
strip effectiveness which took into consideration several factors.
A buffer strip was given a
good rating: if it had sufficient depth and length along the shoreline, a
moderate slope, and had trees, shrubs, and ground cover.In contrast, an unacceptable
buffer was patchy along the shoreline, shallow in depth and did not vary in
composition.
