Risk

Risk is a hazard (probability of occurence) combined with consequence.

Riparian Zone

See riparian area.

Riparian Management Zone

A portion of the riparian management area established to conserve the fish, wildlife habitat, biodiversity and the water values of the riparian management zone, and to protect the riparian reserve zone, if any, within the riparian management area.

Riparian Management Area (RMA)

An area that consists of a riparian management zone and a riparian reserve zone.

Riparian Leave Strip

An unharvested border of forest around a riparian feature.

Riparian Feature

River, stream, lake or wetland.

Riparian Area

The banks and adjacent areas of a stream, river, lake or wetland. It contains vegetation that, due to the presence of water, is distinctly different from the vegetation of adjacent upland areas.

Riparian

Relating to, or situated on, the banks of a river, lake or wetland.

Rill

A small channel created on steep slopes by water erosion.

Reserve Zone

An area in which no timber harvesting is allowed to occur.