Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project Water-Team Update
Title
Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project Water-Team Update
Abstract
This report is an update of results from the original documentation of the water component of the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (SNAMP), dated July 2012, which covered water years 2008-2011. The results presented here cover water years 2012 and 2013. SNAMP is an integrated effort designed to study forest management from an ecosystem perspective - more specifically, to assess the effects of Strategically Placed Landscaped Treatments (SPLATs) in the mixed-conifer zone of the Sierra Nevada. In addition to water, investigations of forest health, forest fire, wildlife, and spatial processes is being conducted simultaneously in the same region. The hydrology (water) component focuses on detecting and predicting changes in the movement and timing of water flowing through these mountain catchments as a result of vegetation management, and on detecting changes to water quality. SNAMP hypothesizes that the tree thinning and prescribed burning implemented with SPLATs will alter the timing of streamflow, increase water yields, and increase sediment movement within the stream channel due to the increased water yield.
Begin Date
2015-01-08
Originator Name
Sierra Nevada Research Institute
Keywords
Adaptive Management, Forest Management, Forest Plan
Resource Type
Document
Resource Owner
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