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Exploring Measures of Social and Ecological Resilience Around Protected Areas in the Skagit Watershed
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-05-19)Bianca Perla will discuss a major conservation challenge we face: how do we manage linked social and ecological landscapes to incorporate change while maintaining sustainability? She will present research that investigates ... -
Eyes on Puget Sound: What are we Learning from Ocean Observing?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-17)Devol and Newton will provide an overview of Puget Sound observation efforts. They will introduce Oceanic Remote Chemical-Opitcal Analyzer (ORCA) buoys. They will describe the results of several current observation programs: ... -
The Fate of Onsite Septic System Nitrogen Discharges in Groundwater of the Hood Canal Basin
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-02-18)Nitrogen loading from onsite septic systems (OSSs) may degrade the ecological health of aquatic systems by causing or accentuating eutrophication leading to hypoxia or anoxia. OSSs do not typically remove nitrogen within ... -
Fate of Personal Care Products and Pharmaceuticals and Growth Response for Reclaimed Water Irrigated Turf Grass
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008)Many pharmaceuticals and personal care products or PCPPs enter and leave wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) unaltered or incompletely removed and are subsequently released into the environment through wastewater outflows ... -
Fecal Bacteria Source Tracking and Loading Analysis of the Green River
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-12-04)Zisette will present two studies that investigated the problem of high fecal coliform bacteria concentrations in the Green River. Next, he will discuss emerging issues and an approach to monitoring and managing microbial ... -
Fishery Selection on Alaskan Sockeye Salmon: Are We Catching the Big Ones and Is There Potential for Evolutionary Change?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-17)Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, produces some of the most abundant and biologically diverse sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) runs in the world, many of which have been heavily fished by gillnet fisheries for over 100 years. ... -
Flushing Lake Atna: Late Quaternary Megafloods in South-Central Alaska
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-01-12)Geomorphic, stratigraphic, geotechnical, and biogeographic evidence indicate that failure of a Pleistocene ice dam generated a megaflood from glacial Lake Atna down the Matanuska Valley in south-central Alaska. While it ... -
Food Web Modeling Applications to Fisheries Managment
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-01-15)Beauchamp will discuss how food web modeling can be applied to fisheries management. He will present several studies to illustrate food web models and how this information can be used to guide management decisions. -
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, ... -
The Forsaken Fjord: Science, Society, and Biological Decline in Puget Sound v.1.1
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-12-01)The Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda (2008) proposes four basic questions: 1. What is a healthy Puget Sound (and how do we know if we are moving toward one)? 2. What is the status of Puget Sound and what are the biggest ... -
From Feasibility to Monitoring -- Challengesof Implementing Large-Scale Floodplain Restoration Projects: Snoqualmie Mainstem
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-04-27)Dan Eastman will use a project at the Chinook Bend Natural Area on the Snoqualmie River to demonstrate what it takes to design, permit, and implement a large-scale restoration project in the complex regulatory and social ... -
From Feasibility to Monitoring -- Chellenges of Implementing Large-Scale Floodplain Restoration Projects: Lower Tolt River
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-04-20)Brent Lackey will “tour” the project just completed at the mouth of the Tolt River, and highlight a number of issues and lessons learned along the seven year path to completing this 50 acre restoration effort. He will focus ... -
From Sea to Sand: the Social, Political, and Environmental Consequences of the Dessicated Aral Sea Disaster
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-05-25)A half century of desert irrigation has caused the Aral Sea to shrink by 90 percent. Restoration of the sea is impossible and rehabilitation is blocked by political feuds. Meanwhile, disease incidence is rising and livelihoods ... -
From Shelf to Sound: Hidden and Hazardous Chemicals in Everyday Products
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-02-18)Fragranced consumer products (such as cleaners, air fresheners, laundry supplies, and personal care products) are widely used in homes, businesses, institutions, and public places. While prevalent, these products can ... -
From Watersheds to the Sea in Puget Sound: the (Inferred) Dynamics of Chemical Export
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-02-18)Bechtold will describe the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program, which measures and models dead zones in Hood Canal. Various factors will be presented, including red alder, domestic septic systems, atmosphere, surface water, ... -
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 ... -
Geology, Network Topology, and Spatial Scaling of Trout Distribution in Headwater Catchments
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-02-14)Torgersen will describe different types of drainage pattern networks in river systems, as well as network topology, corridors, and pathways. He will present a study about isolated headwater populations of trout. He will ... -
Global Climate Change: Developments Since the IPCC 4th Assessment Report
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-02-10)Mote will present a follow-on discussion of global climate change issues since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007. Note that this is not an official IPCC update, which ... -
Green Lake Alum Treatment - Dose for a Decade
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-12-02)Zisette will present a history of Green Lake water quality issues and solutions: 1. Watershed and lake characteristics. 2. Historical lake problems. 3. Early solutions, studies, and plans. 4. 1991 alum treatment. 5. ... -
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 ...