2011 Proposal: Establishing aquatic monitoring programs for large-scale restoration projects: building understanding for watershed conservation in the face of climate change
2011 Proposal
Dates
Date Received
2011
Summary
We are requesting funding to support the design and development of a large-scale aquatics monitoring program across 1.5 million acres of the Crown of the Continent, as part of a 10-year, landscape-level restoration project established and funded by the U.S. Forest Service in 2010. The Forest Service has directed each of ten model projects nation-wide to develop and implement a large-scale monitoring program to inventory current resource conditions and facilitate the short- and long-term evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration projects to inform future management strategies and actions: the work proposed here would address significant challenges associated with maintaining or improving water quality and watershed function. Results [...]
Summary
We are requesting funding to support the design and development of a large-scale aquatics monitoring program across 1.5 million acres of the Crown of the Continent, as part of a 10-year, landscape-level restoration project established and funded by the U.S. Forest Service in 2010. The Forest Service has directed each of ten model projects nation-wide to develop and implement a large-scale monitoring program to inventory current resource conditions and facilitate the short- and long-term evaluation of the effectiveness of restoration projects to inform future management strategies and actions: the work proposed here would address significant challenges associated with maintaining or improving water quality and watershed function. Results from this work will ultimately facilitate broad landscape conservation of watersheds in the Crown of the Continent through better monitoring and understanding of aquatic ecosystems, more informed management and restoration activities, and greater understanding of potential future climate change impacts.
