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FOR 272 Forested Watershed Management:

FOR 272 Forested Watershed Management: Water and aquatic resources as the wave of the future for forest management. Cedar River Watershed, Washington. New York State Catskill State Park: 705,000 acres total 292,000 state owned. Quabbin Reservoir MA.

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FOR 272 Forested Watershed Management:

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  1. FOR 272 Forested Watershed Management: Water and aquatic resources as the wave of the future for forest management

  2. Cedar River Watershed, Washington

  3. New York State Catskill State Park: 705,000 acres total 292,000 state owned

  4. Quabbin Reservoir MA

  5. Selected Key Elements of Forest Watershed Management: • Riparian Buffer Delineation and Management • Cumulative Effects Analysis • Watershed Analysis

  6. Little Moose Outlet

  7. Riparian Buffers Two Key Questions: 1. How wide and where? 2. What management inside the buffers is appropriate?

  8. Coarse Woody Debris to Streams Root Strength 100% Shading Litter Fall Cumulative Effectiveness 0% 0 0.2 0.5 1.0 Distance from Channel (Site Potential Tree Height)

  9. RIPARIAN BUFFERS

  10. Areas prone to small landslides and debris torrents

  11. Cumulative Effects Analysis

  12. TMDL Development by Watershed and Waterbody

  13. Nitrogen Phosphorous Sediment

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

  17. Watershed Analysis Products • A description of the watershed, including its natural and cultural features • A description of the beneficial uses and values • When supporting data allow, statements about compliance with water quality standards • A description of the distribution, type, and relative importance of environmental processes • A description of the watershed’s present condition relative to its associated values and uses • A map of possible riparian reserves or buffers

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