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Lynda wrote:
> And it is interesting how the definitions differ from coast to coast.  Out 
> here riparian forests are frequently huge tracks of land numbering in the 
> thousands of acres.  Here's a picture of Putah Creek :
> http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_landscape_index&enlarge=6121+1611+1703+0023

That looks like most of the rivers and waterways around here.  Good 
canoeing landscape, but how far away from the creek do the trees extend?


> Here's the Arcata Marsh which is being restored and used for water 
> treatment. 
> http://www.cityofarcata.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=177&g2_itemId=182

Cool.  I would not have guessed that that was in No Cal.  It reminds me 
of coastal GA, FL, or the Carolinas.

Bev
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