Related Websites

Forest Service Related Units and Staffs

The National Riparian Service Team (NRST) – A joint USFS/BLM unit created to address grazing and riparian area management issues through an extended riparian coordination network focusing on cooperative riparian restoration.

USFS Air Resource management Surface Water data - The Forest Service Air Program has been actively inventorying and monitoring hundreds of lakes and streams since the early 1980's.  This site makes most of lake and stream chemistry data available to the public.

Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessement Center – A joint NFS/S&PF and R&D center to generate and integrate knowledge and information to provide credible prediction, early detection, and quantitative assessment of environmental threats in the western United States

Wildland Waters - A quarterly Forest Service newsletter for the general public that highlights news, views, and current technological and public policy information on local, national, and international water issues.

Fish and Aquatic Ecology Unit - The Forest Service Fish and Aquatic Ecology Unit identifies emerging aquatic resource issues, develops technology to help address these issues, and transfers this technology to field biologists. The unit works primarily in the western U.S.

Center for Aquatic Technology Transfer - CATT is a joint technology transfer venture between Forest Service research and management. CATT provides aquatic biologists and land managers. with research information, service, and training to solve specific problems. The unit works primarily in the eastern and southern U.S.

National Riparian Service Team - NRST is an interagency USFS/BLM/NRCS team chartered to achieve cooperative riparian restoration.

Natural Resource Information Systems - NRIS is designed to provide field-level users on National Forests with a common set of basic data and data standards to support for natural resource decision making.

Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air, Rare Plants & Soil Washington Office Staff - Washingotn Office Webpage of the staff that provides national direction for the management of these resources on National Forest System lands.

Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab - Rocky Mountain Research Station research work unit that conducts research on aquatic and terrestrial processes and the effects of natural and human-caused disturbances on aquatic ecosystems.

Redwood Sciences Lab - Pacific Southwest Research Station research work unit that conducts research on cumulative effects of forest management on hillslope processes, fishery resources, and downstream environments in Northern California watersheds

Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab - Pacific Northwest Research Station watershed processes research work unit working on understanding linkages among physical and biological processes and human activities, with particular focus on steep, forested landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.

Laramie Forest Sciences Lab - Rocky Mountain Research Station Research work unit that focuses on aquatic and riparian ecosystems in the Central Rocky Mountains and Northern Great Plains.

Reno Forestry Sciences Lab - Rocky Mountain Research Station research work unit that is home of the Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project concentrating on the restoration of riparian ecosystems and watersheds.

Flagstaff Forest Sciences Lab - Rocky Mountain Research Station research work unit pertaining to sustainability of riparian ecological systems in Southwestern forest and woodlands.

USFS Community-Based Watershed Restoration Partnerships - The site contains information about the 15 watershed partnerships initiated by the USDA Forest Service to demonstrate innovative ways to improve watershed and habitat conditions at a river-basin scale.

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Hydrology and Watershed Management

CLIMDB/HYDRODB provides open access to long-term meteorological and streamflow records from a collection of National Science Foundation Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and many USDA-Forest Service Experimental Research watersheds.

USGS Water Resources of the United States -Well organized, searchable links to information on water resources topics by state, programs, issues, research projects, and employees. Includes link to software on groundwater, surface water, and water quality.

EPA Office of Water -Index to EPA's water-related web pages such Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds; Ground Water & Drinking Water, Water Science, Databases and Software.

Hydrologic Engineering Center - HEC incorporates state-of-the-art procedures and techniques into manuals and comprehensive computer programs. The products are developed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; however, they are available to the public

USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility - (HIF) provides hydrologic instrumentation support to the USGS and other Federal agencies and serves as a center for the collection and dissemination of information concerning hydrologic field instrumentation.

National Weather Service Hydrologic Information Center - NWS information about current hydrologic conditions, current flooding, and climate.

National Atlas of the United States - The updated National Atlas is designed to provide a reliable summary of national-scale geographical information. This Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was published in 1970.

USGS Hydrologic Benchmark Network - The Hydrologic Benchmark Network was established to provide long-term measurements of streamflow and water quality in areas minimally affected by human activities. The network consists of 56 benchmark basins.

Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology (Australia) - Australian cooperative venture bringing together skills and resources to address important issues in land and watershed management. Australian hydrology literature and perspective on many issues.

Water Words Dictionary - A compilation of water, water quality, environmental, and water-related terms by the Nevada Division of Water Planning.

Watershed Management Council - WMC is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of watershed management. Its members represent a broad range of watershed management interests and disciplines.

American Water Resources Association - AWRA is a national multidisciplinary scientific society exclusively devoted to water resources devoted to information exchange, professional development, and education about water resources and related issues

American Institute of Hydrology - The purpose of AIH is to enhance and strengthen the standing of hydrology as a science and a profession. AIH is the only nationwide organization to offer certification to professionals in hydrology.

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Fluvial Geomorphology and Fluvial Processes

Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project - FISP was created to unify the research and development activities of Federal agencies involved in fluvial-sediment studies. FISP is a source for sediment sampling equipment (bedload and suspended sediment samplers, gravelometers, etc.).

Expanding Sediment Research - Proceedings of a U.S. Geological Survey workshop: "Expanding Sediment Research Capabilities in Today's USGS," February 4-7, 1997, Reston, VA and Harpers Ferry, WV.

Sediment Technology for the 21st Century - FISP Technical Committee workshop to bring better focus to sediment technology needs and development activities of the U.S. Government

Geoindicators for Assessing Environmental Change - U.S. Global Change Research Information Office, international geoindicators for assessing rapid (100 years or less) changes.

American Geophysical Union - AGU provides information for the public on what is known about earth sciences including hydrology and geomorphology.

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Instream Flows Issues

Instream Flow Incremental Methodology - Documentation of the IFIM framework for addressing instream flow problems and link to Chronicle of Instream Flow Activities.

Physical Habitat Assessment Model - PHABSIM software from the USGS Biological Resources Division, Fort Collins Science Center.

NPS Nationwide Rivers Inventory - The NRI is a listing of more than 3,400 U.S. river segments that are believed to possess one or more "outstandingly remarkable" natural or cultural values.

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Riparian Ecosystems

Stream Riparian Bibliography - A comprehensive annotated bibliography of over 11,000 riparian publication citations in a searchable database. Developed by the Stream Systems Technology Center and the University of Washington Center for Streamside Studies.

Functions and Values of Riparian Areas - Fact sheets about the values of riparian areas for flood control, wildlife habitat, fisheries protection, water supply, groundwater protection, and pollution prevention by the State of Massachusetts.

USDA. Riparian Ecosystem Management Model - Site describes a model for establishing buffer strip widths developed by USDA-ARS-Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory.

USGS National Wetlands Research Center - The NWRC site is a clearinghouse of scientific information on wetlands in the U.S. and around the world. The site has links to the NWRC library (publications), maps, and GIS data.

National Park Service Riparian Assessment - Site addresses the issue of assessing functionality in riparian-wetland areas and discusses functionality of riparian areas on the National Parks

Colorado Division of Wildlife Riparian and Wetland Mapping Page - Site contains methodology used by CDOW for classifying and mapping riparian areas as a part of the riparian vegetation mapping project which was a joint effort between CDOW the U.S. Forest Service.

Land and Water Australia - National Riparian Lands R&D Program - Page describes Land and Water Australia's strategy for facilitating communities to implement, monitor and evaluate practices for ecologically sound, effective and economic management of riparian lands.

The Freshwater Initiative - The goal of The Nature Conservancy's Freshwater Initiative is to increase freshwater conservation in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Site has links to Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration (IHA) Software.

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Stream Monitoring and Restoration

Stream Restoration Design Handbook (NEH-654) - A NRCS publication that providing practitioners involved in stream restoration with a comprehensive document of the most current and best guidelines and tools for designing stream restoration projects.

NCED Stream Restoration - Hosted by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, the intent is to provide a place for all stakeholders in the field of Stream Restoration to share advances in science, innovations in practice, and opportunities for education and training.

Habitat Technical Assistance (State of Washington) - T echnical assistance guidance for the design of road culverts for fish passage, stream habitat restoration, and streambank protection for those who want to protect and restore salmonid habitat.

Wild Fish Habitat Initiative (State of Montana) – Contains a variety of manual and guidance for stream restoration.

Water Measurements Manual - Online version of the 1997 edition of the Bureau of Reclamation's previously published Water Measurements Manual, 3rd edition.

Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook - Federal interagency handbook: Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices. Download of complete document.

National River Restoration Science Synthesis Project - A unique undertaking by a team of eminent freshwater scientists to evaluate the state of river restoration in the United States.

Wood in World Rivers Conference - International conference held to synthesize what is known around the world about large wood in streams and rivers and ecological processes and stream restoration.

USGS National Manual for the Collection of Water Quality Data -Provides USGS guidance for the collection of temperature, DO, conductance, pH, red-ox potential, alkalinity, turbidity, fecal indicators, and BOD data.

NRCS Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring - This site at the NRCS National Water and Climate Center contains guidance documents, tools, and information about water quality monitoring and assessments.

The Vigil Network - The Vigil Network is a system of small sites and drainage basins where geomorphic, hydrologic, and biological data are periodically collected for study by future generations of scientists.

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USFS Continuing Education Program for Natural Resource Professionals - A USDS Forest Service site designed to meet the training needs of entry-level and mid-career professionals.

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Stream Systems Technology Center
USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2150 Centre Ave, Bldg. A, Suite 368, Fort Collins, CO 80526.
Email us at rmrs_stream@fs.fed.us