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  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation Biology
  • Hydrology

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  • Conservation of intermittent and ephemeral streams on private lands is understudied.
  • These waterways are crucial for ecosystem and hydrologic processes.
  • Understanding landowner perspectives is key to effective riparian conservation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate landowner attitudes towards perennial and intermittent streams on private property.
  • To assess how these attitudes influence riparian conservation behaviors.
  • To identify drivers of landowner attitudes regarding stream conservation.

Main Methods:

  • Combined social science survey data with aerial imagery analysis.
  • Focused on a watershed in central New York State.
  • Examined relationships between stream flow, land cover, perceived efficacy, and conservation behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Stream flow regularity positively influences landowner attitudes; perennial streams are viewed more favorably than intermittent ones.
  • Landowners with forest and wetland riparian zones exhibited greater buffer coverage than agricultural landowners.
  • Weaker perceived land use efficacy correlated with increased riparian buffer coverage.

Conclusions:

  • Landowner attitudes are significantly shaped by stream flow characteristics.
  • Land cover type and perceived land use efficacy play roles in riparian buffer extent.
  • Outreach should emphasize the significance of headwater streams and their impact on downstream water quality.