Buffer Strip

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003755",
  "term": "Buffer Strip",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Area between a stream and construction activities that achieves sediment control by using the natural filtering capabilities of the forest floor and litter.\n\n2. Strips of grass or other erosion-resisting vegetation between or below cultivated strips or fields.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/buffer-strip/"
}