Western Riparian Threats Assessment

David M. Theobald¹, John Norman¹, and David Merritt²

¹Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University

²Rocky Mountain Research Station, Streams Systems Technology Center

davet@warnercnr.colostate.edu

Project website: www.nrel.colostate.edu/~davet/wrta

Updated 5 August 2007

The purpose of this project is to develop a scientifically sound approach to assess threats to fluvial riparian areas in the western United States. The project goals are to:

1. Review and develop methods to characterize ecological condition of riparian areas
2. Evaluate ecological condition riparian areas by watersheds
3. Develop assessment and ranking of threats by 5th or 6th level (HUC 10 or 12) watersheds

Progress report June 6, 2007 (PPT)

Research conducted at Colorado State University supported by funding from USDA Forest Service, Western Wildlands Environmental Threat Center (http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/wwetac/index.shtml)