ResearchWorks at the University of Washington - Western Waters Digital Library

Just When We Were Getting It Right: Stormwater Management for the 21st Century in the...
Booth will review development in the Puget Sound region. He will ask: have landscape-scale changes resulted in a landscape-scale of mitigation? The answer: not exactly. Mainly, we use end-of-pipe detention systems. Even with water detention,... 2011-06-13
2011-06-13
2007-02-14

Developing a Consensus on the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources: a Puget...
Palmer will lay out the goals of this talk: 1. Provide accurate estimates of regional water supply and demand for planning. 2. Establish the need to include climate change in regional water supply planning. 3. Shift a planning paradigm through... 2011-06-14
2011-06-14
2007-02-14

Puget Sound: Sunk by Law, Salvaged by Law
Rodgers will review various water pollution laws and how we have failed so far to meet these standards. He will argue for political consensus and leadership as a way to enforce existing laws to protect the environment. 2011-06-14
2011-06-14
2007-02-14

Pacific Northwest Climate Change: Do Global Models Tell the Whole Story?
Salathé will review modeled scenarios for Pacific Northwest climate change. He will discuss how the models are developed, and what they predict for the Puget Sound region: more rain and higher winter temperatures. He will conclude by describing... 2011-06-14
2011-06-14
2007-02-14

Indian Water Rights: Litigation and Settlements
Anderson will review the legal issues surrounding Indian water rights. Indian reserved water rights are based on federal law. State water rights in the west are based on the "prior appropriation" doctrine. Anderson will provide examples of... 2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2007-02-14

Recolonization of the Cedar River, Washington, by Anadromous Fish: Build It and They...
Kiffney will discuss the dispersal, colonization patterns, and reproductive success of anadromous fish in native habitats. He will review the ecological effects of anadromous fish on populations, communities, and ecosystems. Finally, he will... 2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2007-02-14

Headwater Streams: How Much Protection Do They Need?
Edmonds will introduce the subject of headwater streams. He will review indicators of change. Next, he will describe two headwater studies in Washington State, and offer some concluding remarks. 2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2007-02-14

Patterns of Conifer Establishment on River Flood Plains in Olympic National Park
Stolnack will describe the importance of flood plains and the influence of conifers. Next, he will discuss a research project that looked at conifer establishment on flood plains inside Olympic National Park. He will follow up with conclusions and... 2011-07-01
2011-07-01
2006-02-16

Watershed Planning Experiments in Washington and Oregon
Ryan will describe a research study comparing watershed management strategies in Washington and Oregon. She will review each state's plan to obtain and sustain participation, as well as their balance of planning and projects. She will discuss the... 2011-07-01
2011-07-01
2006-02-16

Stream Size Mediates the Ecological Effects of Bear Predation on Salmon
Quinn will describe a study of salmon predation by bears in Alaska. The study looked at the controls on the number and proportion of salmon killed in a creek each year. Quinn will outline the observed patterns: 1. Bears kill a higher proportion... 2011-07-01
2011-07-01
2006-02-16

Vertical Channel Change Associated with Wood Accumulations: Implications for...
Montgomery will discuss the role of coarse woody debris in river ecosystems. He concludes that one of the few salmon conservation strategies that might work over a long run would be to restore a network of forested river corridors along river... 2011-07-01
2011-07-01
2006-02-16

Aging Dams, Dam Removal, and Sustainable Development
Khagram will discuss adaptive management of existing dams for sustainable development. He will review environmental impacts and mitigation, social impacts, decision making and governance, water quality and human health and safety. Finally, he will... 2011-07-01
2011-07-01
2006-02-16

A Prospective Graduate Program in River Restoration at the University of Washington
Booth will outline a plan to graduate Masters-level students at the University of Washington with professional-quality, interdisciplinary training in the principles and practice of river restoration. He will define river restoration, discuss the... 2011-07-13
2011-07-13
2006-02-16

Preparing for Climate Change in Washington State
Snover will provide an overview of what we know about climate change. She will discuss how the choices that we make today will shape tomorrow's impacts. She will argue that planning should begin now. By preparing for a changing climate, we can... 2011-07-13
2011-07-13
2006-02-16

New Scenarios for Pacific Northwest Climate Change
Salathé will review evidence of climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Weather station evidence shows a pattern of warming. Models predict warming of 1/4 to 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade. There will probably be more warming in summer than in... 2011-07-13
2011-07-13
2006-02-16

Climate and Land Use Change Impacts on the Endangered Chinook Salmon Populations in the...
Palmer will provide an initial framework for the inevitable debate over the threat posed by climate change on salmon recovery plans. He will outline the paths of impacts, including stream temperature, low flows, peak flows, sediment transport, and... 2011-07-13
2011-07-13
2006-02-16

Juveline Salmon Utilization of Freshwater Tidal Ecosystems: an Essential Restoration Link?
Simenstad will provide an overview of tidal freshwater ecosystems. These systems are complex and highly variable ecotones between fluvial and estuarine processes. They are particularly important in dynamic migration and rearing of juvenile Pacific... 2011-07-13
2011-07-13
2006-02-16

Modeling GPS Positional Error Based on LiDAR Derived Canopy Density
Clarkin will discuss modeling of Global Positioning system (GPS) accuracy with LiDAR-derived tree canopy density. He will discuss management applications and future directions for this research. 2011-07-18
2011-07-18
2006-02-16

Progress in Cyber-Informatics for Integrated Watershed Modeling
Logsdon will discuss current trends in data management and sharing. Traditional database designs focused on accessibility. New database architectures focus on integration. He will look at watershed models as an example, to show what is being... 2011-07-19
2011-07-19
2006-02-16

The Effect of LiDAR Digital Elevation Model Resolution on Stream Network Prediction and...
Mouton will describe his research into stream prediction. In his study, he examined the effects of digital elevation model (DEM) grid size for stream network predictions in the northwestern United States to test the accuracy of high-resolution... 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2006-02-16

Measuring the Puget Lowland Landscape with LiDAR
Haugerud will present an overview of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), a new surveying technology. He will discuss looking at the land surface with LiDAR, describing the forest canopy with LiDAR, and a LiDAR data acquisition effort. 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2006-02-16

Above the Dam: Salmon Colonization of New Habitat
Anderson will discuss salmon colonization. He will define homing versus straying, and review the history of salmon colonization. He will describe a project to pass salmon above Landsburg Dam in Washington State. This study used radio telemetry to... 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2005-02-17

Seasonal Changes in Structure and Salmon-Derived Biomass in the Macroinvertebrate...
Honea will ask the question: What is the effect of salmon spawning on the seasonal changes in aquatic macroinvertebrates? He will describe a study that measured macroinvertebrate characteristics in the Kennedy Creek in Washington State. He will... 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2005-02-17

King of Fish: the Thousand-Year Run of Salmon
Montgomery will review the evolution of the Pacific salmon. He will compare the current Pacific salmon decline to previous Atlantic salmon declines in England, Scotland, and New England. He will focus on harvest, hydro, and habitat as the keys to... 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2005-02-17

Climate Forecasts and Streamflow Prediction: a Western U.S. Experiment
Wood will provide an introduction to hydrologic forecasting in the western United States. He will discuss seasonal climate prediction and an experimental hydrologic forecasting system. He will then discuss the results of his project, and indicate... 2011-07-26
2011-07-26
2005-02-17