Guide to Effective Monitoring of Aquatic and Riparian Resources

This monitoring plan for aquatic and riparian resources was developed in response to monitoring needs addressed in the Biological Opinions for bull trout (U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service 1998) and steelhead (U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service). It provides a consistent framework for implementing the effectiveness monitoring of aquatic and riparian resources within the range of the Pacific Anadromous Fish Strategy (PACFISH) and the Inland Fish Strategy (INFISH). The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of land management activities on aquatic and riparian communities at multiple scales and to determine whether PACFISH/INFISH management practices are effective in maintaining or improving the structure and function of riparian and aquatic conditions at both the landscape and watershed scales on Federal lands throughout the upper Columbia River Basin.

Author: United States Department of Agriculture

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jun 26, 2015

Number of Pages: 66 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1508890366

ISBN-13: 9781508890362