"""Riparian buffer controls for forestry operations."""

title: str = "Stream Buffers and Riparian Protection"

content: str = """
Riparian areas protect water quality, moderate stream temperature, and provide
critical habitat connectivity. Logging plans must include mapped buffer zones and
clear machine-exclusion rules before any equipment enters a harvest block. Buffer
width should reflect regulation, slope, soil erodibility, and stream sensitivity.

Operational controls typically include no-harvest core strips, restricted low-
impact treatment zones, stabilized crossings at approved points, and mandatory
fuel and spill precautions away from waterways. Slash or soil pushed into channels
can quickly trigger compliance breaches and downstream impacts.

Monitoring should occur before, during, and after harvest. Teams should check for
sediment plumes, bank disturbance, blocked flow paths, and crossing integrity.
Corrective action must be immediate, with documented closure evidence. Effective
riparian management protects ecosystems and reduces legal exposure while preserving
the social legitimacy of commercial forestry in mixed-use watersheds.
"""

version: str = "0.0.1"
