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  1. Type and Timing of Stream Flow Changes in Urbanizing Watersheds in the Eastern U.S.

    Linking the type and timing of hydrologic changes with patterns of urban growth is essential to identifying the underlying mechanisms that drive declines in urban aquatic ecosystems. In six urbanizing...

  2. Northwest Forest Plan The First 20 Years (1994-2013): Watershed Condition Status and Trend

    We used two data sets to evaluate stream and upslope/riparian condition for sixth-field watersheds in each aquatic province within the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area. The stream evaluation was based on...

  3. Watershed Management and Private Lands: Moving Beyond Financial Incentives to Encourage Land Stewardship

    Public water utilities are tasked with providing high quality, inexpensive water often sourced from watersheds representing a diverse mix of public and private land ownership. There is increasing recognition...

  4. Aboriginal Fisheries of the Lower Columbia River

    This chapter, included in Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia, published by the University of Washington Press in 2013, explores the aboriginal fisheries of the Lower Columbia River. The authors reviewed...

  5. Focus on a STEM, Based in Place, Watershed Curriculum: A confluence of stormwater, humans, knowledge, attitudes, and skills

    This case study investigated the potential of a place-based watershed curriculum, using STEM principles, to increase watershed literacy and knowledge of human impacts on stormwater in the environment. A...

  6. Engineering a Healthier Watershed: Middle School Students Use Engineering Design to Lessen the Impact of Their Campus'...

    It is important that students understand not only how their local watershed functions, but also how it is being impacted by impervious surfaces. Additionally, students need experience exploring the scientific...

  7. A Geospatial Tool for Wetland Prioritization at the Watershed Scale

    There is an increasing demand for assessing ecosystem functions for freshwater wetlands, especially when comparing or prioritizing among wetlands at the watershed scale. We estimated the relative potential of...

  8. Using Spatially Explicit Indicators to Investigate Watershed Characteristics and stream temperature relationships

    We generate a series of novel indicators of spatially explicit watershed permeability and runoff characteristics to examine the relationship between land cover and water temperature parameters in a rapidly...

  9. Historical Vegetation of Three Salmon-Bearing Watersheds in the Interior Columbia River Basin

    Land use practices can be a contributing factor to environmental degradation and have been the focus of many ecological studies. One aspect that is less addressed is land use history and the effects that past...

  10. The Community Watershed Stewardship Program: Experiments in Engagement and Equity in Portland, OR

    The Community Watershed Stewardship Program (CWSP) is a long-running city–university partnership between the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland State University, with the goal of...

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