Steve Nelle is retired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service where his career spanned 28 years as a range conservationist, district conservationist, wildlife biologist and zone biologist. Steve often engages as an advisor, teacher and leader in spreading riparian understanding.

Note 01 – Adoption of Riparian Buffers

Note 02 – Riparian Roots

Note 03 – Value of Willow Baccaharis

Note 04 – Barometers of the Land

Note 05 – Riparian Sponge – Bigger is Better

Note 06 – Water Sheds or Water Catchments

Note 07 – Response to Water Catchments

Note 08 – Growing Riparian Emphasis

Note 09 – Ribbons of Gold

Note 10 – The Right Kinds of Riparian Plants

Note 11 – Losing Ground

Note 12 – Gaining Ground Through Good Land Stewardship

Note 13 – A Difficult Journey

Note 14 – Old Pick-up Trucks and Riparian Areas

Note 15 – Good Enough

Note 16 – Progress, Setbacks, and Interruptions

Note 17 – The Right Question

Note 18 – Finding the Right Parts

Note 19 – Learning from History

Note 20 – Riparian Roots Reinforce River Banks

Note 21 – Arundo Alert

Note 22 – The Main Thing

Note 23 – What is a Creek

Note 24 – Floodplain Clarification

Note 25 – Simple, Neat, and Wrong

Note 26 – Drought in the Riparian Area

Note 27 – Rocket Science

Note 28 – Creek and River Myths

Note 29 – Drought

Note 30 – Cutbanks

Note 31 – Straight and Wide

Note 32 – Riparian Trees