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ARS geologist Andrew Simon (left) and University of Tennessee-Knoxville scientist Robert Thomas use the RIPROOT model, a component of the Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model, to estimate the effects of riparian vegetation on streambank stability.
Photo by Stephen Ausmus.
