2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/21/2019 | 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | RIPARIAN AND GROUNDWATER-DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS OF THE USDA FOREST SERVICE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION: ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND CURRENT CONDITIONS | 150 DEF
RIPARIAN AND GROUNDWATER-DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS OF THE USDA FOREST SERVICE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION: ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND CURRENT CONDITIONS
We are completing a series of assessments of riparian and groundwater-dependent ecosystems to provide information to National Forests in the USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region (R4) as they undergo Forest Plan Revision. Our methods are designed to meet requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule to complete a rapid assessment of ecological integrity that uses existing data and information to evaluate drivers, stressors, structure, function, composition, and connectivity of these systems. We have determined there is wide variation in the condition of riparian and groundwater-dependent ecosystems, which is likely a result of physical setting, different management histories, and interactions between disturbances. Stressors, including livestock and wild ungulate grazing, altered streamflow and fire regimes, road construction, timber harvest, invasive and encroaching species, vegetation mortality, and climate change have influenced most riparian and groundwater-dependent ecosystems, however some geographical units appear to be more resistant or resilient. Our reports are produced on a schedule consistent with R4’s planning process and directly inform the assessment phase of plan revision. They will be useful for future planning and to inform restoration and maintenance of riparian and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
- Management
- Riparian
- Multi-stressors
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Katelyn Driscoll
(), US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, katelyndriscoll@fs.fed.us;
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