[ adj ] of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream <adj.pert> riparian land
Riparian \Ri*pa"ri*an\, a. [L. riparius, fr. ripa a bank. See {River}, and cf. {Arrive}.] Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, riparian rights.
Tens of thousands of miles of these riparian areas have been degraded by poor livestock grazing practices on land leased to ranchers by the Bureau of Land Management, according to the General Accounting Office, the investigative wing of Congress.
Among other steps such as planting chokecherries to restore riparian habitat and carrying out water projects to protect the preserve's wetlands, the managers of this privately owned preserve create fires.