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Harnessing the Tides: Siting and Monitoring a New Technology
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-16)The currents that result from the daily rise and fall of the tides are a potential source of clean, renewable energy for coastal communities. Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion, or TISEC, uses submerged turbines, with no ... -
Hatcheries, Interactions, and Ecosystems
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-05-26)Todd Pearsons will present an overview of salmon hatcheries. He will address critical scientific uncertainties related to hatchery programs: increasing long-term natural production, limiting genetic impacts, and limiting ... -
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 ... -
Headwater Streams and Red Alder
(University of Washington Water Center, 2005-01)This fact sheet describes a study that investigated watershed coverage of alder and dissolved nitrate concentrations in streams. Management implications and the role of red alder in water chemistry and biota are discussed. -
Headwater Streams: How Much Protection Do They Need?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-02-14)Edmonds will introduce the subject of headwater streams. He will review indicators of change. Next, he will describe two headwater studies in Washington State, and offer some concluding remarks. -
Hidden Hazards in Fragranced Consumer Products
(University of Washinton Water Center, 2009-02)This fact sheet provides an overview of fragranced consumer products. The fact sheet is organized into a series of questions and answers, explaining the current situation, health and environmental effects, and consumer ... -
Historical and Future Trends in Preciptation Extremes and Their Impacts on the Stormwater Infrastructure of Washington State
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-02-18)The design and performance of stormwater infrastructure is based on a probability distribution of precipitation extremes, together with an underlying assumption that this distribution is statistically stationary. This ... -
Historical Avifaunal Change and Current Effects of Hiking and Road Use on Avian Occupancy in a High Latitude Tundra Ecosystem
(IBIS, 2022)Tourism is increasing in tundra ecosystems across the world, yet its influence on bird communities and its interaction with other drivers of change is poorly known. To help fill this gap, we paired an interview-based ... -
Hood Canal - Lessons Learned and Charting a Corrective Course of Action
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-10-14)Fagergren will present a discussion of issues affecting Hood Canal: development, pollution, and low oxygen conditions. He will review challenges, assessments, and modeling efforts that have been made to date. He also ... -
How Competitive Advantages Can Lower Entry Barriers In China: Case Studies In The Interior Building Products Industry
(11/1/2001)Over 20% of the world’s population, or 1.2 billion people, live in China, and more than 20% of the urban workforce is employed by foreign and private firms. Disposable income is growing, 10% annually since 1991, making ... -
How Deposition of Mineral Sediments Establishes a Complex Template for Floodplain Ecosystem Development
(University of Washington Water Center, 2005-02-17)Bechtold will discuss floodplain ecosystem development. He will describe a study that looked into fine particle distribution as a constraint of organic matter dynamics in floodplain soils. He will present study results and ... -
How the Public Perceives Forestry (and Why It Matters)
(2005-10-24)Partial Abstract: This paper examines public perceptions of forestry — including how they are formed, what factors influence them, what some of the current perceptions of forestry in the Northwest are, and the implications ... -
How to Save Puget Sound
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-03-11)Fletcher will present an overview of People for Puget Sound, including their mission statement, tools they employ, and partnerships. She will describe current threats to Puget Sound ecosystem health, such as population ... -
Hydrologic Changes in the Western United States from 1916-2003
(University of Washington Water Center, 2005-02-17)Hamlet will provide an overview of hydrologic changes in the Western United States from 1916-2003. He will consider snowpack, water supply, temperature, precipitation, seasonal water balance, runoff, and soil moisture. He ... -
Hydropolitics: What it is and Why it Matters
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-03-09)Power relations influence the way we claim and use natural, and especially water, resources. Predicted impacts of global climate change on water resources in the Pacific Northwest presuppose intensified conflict among ... -
Impacts and Land-Use Change on Hydrology of a Mountainous Watershed: Water Resource Tension in Northern Thailand
(University of Washington Water Center, 2004-02-06)Rattanaviwatpong will describe a study about water resource conflicts in northern Thailand. She will provide an overview of the research, including the study site, the water resource problem, research objectives, implementation, ... -
Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
(University of Washington Water Center, 2008-11-18)Solomon will cover the following topics: 1. Properties of metals. 2. How metals enter aquatic ecosystems. 3. Principles of metal toxicity. 4. Factors affecting metal toxicity. 5. Impacts of specific metals – ... -
The Implications of Global Warming for Water and Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
(University of Washington Water Center, 2005-01)This fact sheet introduces greenhouse gases and global warming, and describes the impact of global warming on the Pacific Northwest climate, water resources, and salmon. -
Implications of Working Forest Impacts on Jobs and Local Economies
(2005-10-24)The sustainability of working forests and the infrastructure of mills and other forest uses are to a substantial degree interconnected. The impact of working forests on rural jobs has been of special interest given the ... -
The Importance of Natural Watershed Hydrology and How to Advance it in Urban Areas
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-11-17)Richard Horner will describe the elements of Pacific Northwest forest hydrology: trees and soils. He will contrast this to urban hydrology, where the hydrologic services of trees and soils are lost. He will describe the ...