Design elements:

Rio Grande

Buffers

are one design element for separating space.

They are a separation of like or unlike land-uses by an intervening parcel or perimeter of land within parcels.

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Boundary acreage separating adjacent properties

narrow

15-20 feet

hedgerow
medium

25-50 feet

Aesclepius shrubs
wide

100 feet or more

pine forest

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plant areas

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Narrow buffers:

Gardens attract more animals.

 

Shrubs are variable buffers and work well with forests.

SHrub

Dunes are medium buffers.

Dune

Forests are wider buffers.

coastal

Forest

Forest path.

forests

The grasslands.

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grasslands rainfall solar forests Lakes Oceans

The edges surrounding lakes can provide a sense of buffer size & extent.

grasslands

Lake as microcosm.

 

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