Browsing Environmental and Forest Sciences, School of by Subject "Washington"
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Above the Dam: Salmon Colonization of New Habitat
(University of Washington Water Center, 2005-02-17)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 ... -
Application of a Land Surface Model for Drought Monitoring and Prediction in Washington State
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-02-14)Shukla will provide an introduction to drought modeling. There have been 20 major drought events since 1900. This provided the motivation to develop objective measures of climate and hydrology to help characterize and ... -
Aquatic Bioinvasions Associated with Ships: Possible Solutions or Lost Cause?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-04-15)Herwig will discuss the introduction of non-indigenous aquatic organisms in ballast water, and the development of ballast water treatment technologies that can be used to control the introduction of non-indigenous organisms. -
Assessing and Mitigating Drought in Washington State
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-02-14)Fontaine will provide an overview of a study that investigated drought in Washington State. He will discuss the motivation behind the study, the study objectives, and the methods used. He will assess drought impacts and ... -
Assessing Green Roofs for Stormwater Management in Western Washington
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-06-01)Interest in the use of green roofs for stormwater flow control (among other benefits) has increased both internationally and locally. Taylor Associates has been conducting hydrologic monitoring of runoff from a number of ... -
Bull Trout in Western Washington
(University of Washington Water Center, 2002-01)This fact sheet introduces the bull trout, a threatened species in the Pacific Northwest. The fact sheet reviews their appearance, distribution, life history, basic biology, and factors leading to population decline. Further ... -
Climate and Land Use Change Impacts on the Endangered Chinook Salmon Populations in the Snohomish River Basin
(University of Washington Water Center, 2006-02-16)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, ... -
Climate Change and Fish in the Pacific Northwest: Case Study of the Snoqualmie River Basin
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-04-28)In this presentation, Bisson compares the results of a 50-year retrospective analysis of temperature, precipitation, and flow in the upper Snoqualmie River basin with the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group’s ... -
Climate Change in the Puget Sound: Will it Impact the Region's Water Resources?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-05-08)Palmer will discuss the impact of climate change on water resources. He will frame the problem in context and present an overview of climate change: global and regional. He will outline the hydrologic impacts of climate ... -
A Closer Look at the Law of Water Pollution
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-02-14)Rodgers will discuss water pollution laws. He will begin by reviewing local media stories about environmental legal problems. He will describe laws regarding killer whales, dolphins, reefs, salmon, and walruses. He will ... -
Coping with Stormwater -- How Much Does it Cost?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-01)This fact sheet covers stormwater management. The Puget Sound region is analyzed as a case study. The various types of costs are described: flooding and property damage, degradation of water quality, and loss of habitat. ... -
The Diffusion of Landscape-Level Best Management Practices: Changing Paradigms
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-03-04)Ward will discuss landscape-level best management practices. He will describe two Snohomish county programs to illustrate his points: 1. Recommendations for streamside landowners. 2. Pet waste management. He will discuss ... -
Elwha and Glines Canyon Dam Removals: Nearshore Restoration of the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca
(University of Washington Water Center, 2006-04-25)Shaffer will provide an overview of the Elwha watershed. She will describe the impact of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha nearshore area, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Finally, she will review several projects ... -
Environmental Impacts of Mining in Eastern Washington
(University of Washington Water Center, 1999-01)This fact sheet provides an overview of the environmental impacts of mining in Eastern Washington. These impacts include metal contamination of water supplies and biological hazards of mine waste contamination. The specific ... -
Environmental Limitations to Vegetation Establishment and Growth in Vegetated Stormwater Biofilters
(University of Washington Center for Urban Water Resources Management, 1998)Over 100 bioswales have been constructed in King County over the past ten years to treat runoff associated with residential, commercial and light industrial development. Water level fluctuation, long-term inundation, erosive ... -
Evaluating North Creek Channel Conditions After Restoration
(University of Washington Water Center, 2003)The North Creek ecosystem restoration -- at the University of Washington Bothell/Cascadia Community College (UWB/CCC) campus located in Bothell, Washington -- is one of the most ambitious and complex urban stream restoration ... -
Forest Cover, Impervious-Surface Area, and the Mitigation of Urbanization Impacts in King County, Washington
(University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000-09)For decades, watershed urbanization has been known to have severe consequences on aquatic systems. Although the problem has been long articulated, solutions have proven elusive because of the complexity of the problem, ... -
Geoduck Clam Aquaculture on the Intertidal Habitats of Southern Puget Sound: Assessment of Ecological Impacts and Mitigation of Regional-Scale Cultural Conflict
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-10-28)VanBlaricom will present the issues surrounding geoduck aquaculture: 1. Geoduck aquaculture activities are viewed as unsightly, therefore undesirable, by shoreline residents. 2. Geoduck aquaculture activities may be ... -
Groundwater Contamination Issues at Hanford and the Resulting Legal Issues and Health Risks
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-04-17)Pollet will discuss Hanford, which is the most contaminated area in the Western Hemisphere. He will present an overview of groundwater risk and legal issues. He will also identify potential research, clean-up, and grassroots ... -
Headwater Stream Chemistry in Western Washington: 20 Years of Study
(University of Washington Water Center, 2006-05-16)Edmonds will present an overview of headwater streams. He will discuss stream chemistry studies, including the effects of excess nitrogen inputs in the biogeochemical cycle. Next, he will describe in detail four stream ...