1. 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. Riparian zone
Three-dimensional zones of direct interaction between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems (Gregory et al. 1991)

7. An Idealized Riparian Zone
Nutrient uptake/filtration
Sediment retention
Bank stabilization
Stream discharge
Stream temperature
Light availability
Organic inputs (inverts, leaves & POM, wood)
Aquatic communities (periphyton, invert., vert.) 6
Maser and Sedell 1994

8. Little Moose Outlet

11. 3) Temperature 2
Johnson and Jones 2000(S2)

12. 4) Nutrient filtration 3 Field Lowrance et al. 1997 (Buffer Width)

13. 5) Bank Stabilization
Photo by Rebecca Schneider

14. 6) Sediment retention
Wenger 1999

15. 7) Organic inputs: a) terrestrial invertebrates
Kawaguchi and Nakano 2001

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

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

18. RIPARIAN BUFFERS

21. Areas prone to small landslides and debris torrents

23. Cumulative Effects Analysis

30. TMDL Development by Watershed and Waterbody

31. Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Sediment

33. 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

34. 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

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

36. 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