Understanding and evaluating cumulative watershed impacts

Leslie M. Reid

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Understanding and evaluating cumulative watershed impacts

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Leslie M. Reid

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 277-298.

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Abstract

Considerable effort is devoted to evaluating cumulative watershed impacts during planning for forestry activities on federally managed lands. With the recently increased emphasis on reducing forest fuels, cumulative impact analyses must now evaluate a new suite of activities over a broader scale than had generally been considered in the past. It is useful to review the concept of cumulative impacts and the variety of methods used for impact analysis to identify approaches capable of addressing the new challenges.

Parent Publication

Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States

Keywords

cumulative effects, watershed, wildfire, fuel management, water quality, soil erosion

Citation

Reid, Leslie M. 2010. Understanding and evaluating cumulative watershed impacts. In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 277-298.