FOR 272

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FOR 272 Forested Watershed Management Water and
aquatic resources as the wave of the future for
forest management
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Cedar River Watershed, Washington
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New York State Catskill State Park 705,000 acres
total 292,000 state owned
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Quabbin Reservoir MA
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• Selected Key Elements of Forest Watershed
  Management
• Riparian Buffer Delineation and Management
• Cumulative Effects Analysis
• Watershed Analysis

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Little Moose Outlet
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Riparian Buffers Two Key Questions 1. How wide
and where? 2. What management inside the
buffers is appropriate?
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Coarse Woody Debris to Streams
Root Strength
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Shading
Litter Fall
Cumulative Effectiveness
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0.2
0.5
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Distance from Channel (Site Potential Tree
Height)
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RIPARIAN BUFFERS
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Areas prone to small landslides and debris
torrents
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Cumulative Effects Analysis
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TMDL Development by Watershed and Waterbody
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Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Sediment
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Watershed Analysis

• Watershed analysis is a procedure used to
  characterize the human, aquatic, riparian, and
  terrestrial features, conditions, processes, and
  interactions within a watershed.
• It provides a systematic way to understand and
  organize ecosystem information.
• Watershed analysis enhances our ability to
  estimate direct, indirect, and cumulative effects
  of management activities and guide the general
  type, location, and sequence of appropriate
  management activities within a watershed

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Federal Watershed Analysis Procedure

• Step 1. Characterize the watershed
• Step 2. Identify issues and key questions
• Step 3. Describe current conditions
• Step 4. Describe reference conditions
• Step 5. Synthesize and interpret results
• Step 6. Develop recommendations

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Modules

• Erosion processes
• Hydrology
• Vegetation
• Stream channel
• Water quality
• Species and habitats (aquatic and terrestrial)
• Human uses

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Watershed Analysis Products

1. A description of the watershed, including its
   natural and cultural features
2. A description of the beneficial uses and values
3. When supporting data allow, statements about
   compliance with water quality standards
4. A description of the distribution, type, and
   relative importance of environmental processes
5. A description of the watersheds present
   condition relative to its associated values and
   uses
6. A map of possible riparian reserves or buffers