| You are invited to a “Riparian Area Base Map” peer learning session on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Session abstract:
Riparian areas are rich in biodiversity and ecological and hydrological functions. These ecosystems contain specific vegetation and soil characteristics that play important roles in protecting water quality and stream ecosystem health and are very responsive to changes in land management activities. Riparian areas extent, shape, size, and land cover composition are important parameters in any successful watershed management plan.
Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air & Rare Plants (WFWARP) staff and Rangeland Management & Vegetation Ecology (RMVE) staff joined together to develop a multi-scale framework to delineate riparian areas using freely available national data and ArcGIS Pro capabilities. The result is an efficient and robust GIS model capable of handling big data with multiple spatial resolutions on multiple scales.
Suggested audience:
U.S. Forest Service employees and partners engaged in forest plan revision or land management activities.
Speakers will include:
- Christopher Carlson, Assistant Director, Water and Aquatic Resources, U.S. Forest Service
- Sinan Abood, PhD, Research Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
- Linda Spencer, Rangeland Vegetation Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service
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