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synopsis of topicWe will introduce concepts and approaches for monitoring stream restoration.
why we're covering itStream restoration is common but monitoring their benefits is rare. Therefore, monitoring a rare restoration approach (i.e. working with beaver) is essential for us to learn how to use this approach in the future. Multiple levels of detail should be considered when balancing trade-offs of a given budget with the potential to learn from these restoration "experiments."
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Monitoring stream restoration
High resolution aerial photos taken from a blimp to document changes due to restoration using beaver.
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learning outcomes
This topics helps us with the following learning outcomes for the workshop:
- A working understanding of considerations in restoration designs using beaver;
- An introduction of how to develop dynamic designs utilizing beaver; and
- How to manage public expectations regarding potential restoration responses involving beaver.
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Slides & Handouts
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Relevant or Cited Literature
Different Monitoring Techniques
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Relevant or Cited Literature
- Bouwes N, Moberg J, Weber N, Bouwes B, Bennett S, Beasley C, Jordan CE, Nelle P, Polino S, Rentmeester S, Semmens B, Volk C, Ward MB and White J. 2011. Scientific Protocol for Salmonid Habitat Survyes within the Columbia Habiat Monitoring Program, Prepared by the Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program and published by Terraqua, Inc., Wauconda, WA, 118 pp. Available: http://www.pnamp.org/sites/default/files/CHaMPHabitatProtocol_20110125_0.pdf.
Different Monitoring Techniques
- Low-Altitude Blimps (Poor Man's Aerial Photography)
- Links to Various Monitoring Technologies
- CHaMP (Columbia Habitat Monitoring Protocol) - For monitoring instream habitat
- Geomorphic Change Detection
