Landscape Characteristics that Contribute to Successful Stream Restoration Projects
Start Date
10-11-2017 8:00 PM
End Date
10-11-2017 9:59 PM
Description
Riparian zone management practices influence the ecological issues attributed to agricultural land use and environmental quality. Geographic Information Systems can be utilized to prioritize areas adjacent to waterways that are used for agricultural purposes and have high rates of runoff where no riparian zone is present. The Chesapeake Conservancy has developed a prioritization tool that identified sites on Elk Creek, Spring Creek, and Pine Creek in Central PA for restoration. Using this priority tool for selecting sites, we are monitoring sites as stream restoration projects are begun. We wish to compare site-specific measurements of fish populations, macro-invertebrate populations, and stream sediment characteristics with the prioritization weights to determine whether sites selected using GIS tools can be significantly improved after stream restoration projects.
Keywords
stream restoration, landscape analysis, GIS, habitat improvement
Type
Poster
Session
Poster session
Language
eng
Landscape Characteristics that Contribute to Successful Stream Restoration Projects
Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room
Riparian zone management practices influence the ecological issues attributed to agricultural land use and environmental quality. Geographic Information Systems can be utilized to prioritize areas adjacent to waterways that are used for agricultural purposes and have high rates of runoff where no riparian zone is present. The Chesapeake Conservancy has developed a prioritization tool that identified sites on Elk Creek, Spring Creek, and Pine Creek in Central PA for restoration. Using this priority tool for selecting sites, we are monitoring sites as stream restoration projects are begun. We wish to compare site-specific measurements of fish populations, macro-invertebrate populations, and stream sediment characteristics with the prioritization weights to determine whether sites selected using GIS tools can be significantly improved after stream restoration projects.