Watershed
influence on streams and wetlands. Does the land use in a watershed
influence the quality of
a stream running through it? Can activities on upland areas change
downstream habitat? The obvious answer to these questions seems to
be yes, but sorting out how the watershed impacts downstream quality
and habitat can be tricky. For example, impacts from long ago might
play a larger role than current impacts. This is what Dr. Kristin
Byrd documented
in her dissertation research. In addition, land transformation impacts
streams at a variety of scales,
and understanding
how diverse
upland activities contribute to instream habitat changes is difficult.
Dr. Faith Kearns worked
on this problem in her dissertation research.
Riparian
Restoration. How
effective are fishery restoration projects in Northern California?
We were involved in a project that sought to develop a set
of protocols for monitoring the effectiveness of upland, riparian,
and
instream
habitat
restoration
projects and biological responses, and to develop a web application
for users to access these protocols, as well as the data generated
by protocol usage, through a spatial representation of watersheds
and riparian corridors.
Collaborators: Richard Harris, Faith Kearns, Susie Kocher. Funded by the California
Department of Fish and Game.
Links:
Calfornia Department of Fish and Game
CDFG Internet Maps
North Coast Watershed Assessment
Program (NCWAP)
