EMDS Support

Purpose: Very broad assessment of numerous watershed states and processes.

Primary KB topics:

1. watershed processes

2. watershed patterns

3. human influences

4. aquatic species

Geographic scope: general

Scale of analysis: 6th code watershed (ca. 10-20,000 ha)

Additional comments: There are three broad categories of knowledge base topics:

1. Networks evaluated by comparison to a reference watershed.

2. Networks evaluated by comparison to a desired management standard.

3. Networks evaluated by comparison to regulatory requirements.

Contacts:

1. Keith Reynolds, Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

2. Mark Jensen, Forest Service Region 1

3. James Andreasen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development

4. Iris Goodman, Environmental Protection Agency