by Peter B. Stacey, Allison L. Jones, Jim C. Catlin, Don A. Duff Lawrence E. Stevens, and Chad Gourley

Excerpt from Introduction:
"Stream-riparian zones are some of the most productive and important natural resources found on public and private lands. These ecosystems are highly valued as habitats for fish and wildlife, as a water source for human communities, for recreation, and for many different economic uses. This is particularly true in arid and semi-arid regions like the American Southwest, where riparian areas support a biotic community whose richness far exceeds the relative total land area that these systems occupy."

Contents:

• Summary
• Introduction to the Rapid Stream-Riparian Assessment Method
• Conducting the Rapid Stream-Riparian Assessment
• Specific Directions for Scoring Each Indicator
• Definitions
• Appendix 1: Drawings of Aquatic Insect Orders Typically Found in the Southwestern United States
• Appendix 2: The RSRA Score Sheet
• Appendix 3: The RSRA Field Worksheet
• Appendix 4: Human Impacts Worksheet