Project Timeline:
May 10, 2017 - June 30, 2029
CMER Scientist:
Jenelle Black
Project Manager:
Anna Toledo
Rule Group:
Stream Typing
SAG:
ISAG (Instream Scientific Advisory Group)
The purpose of this study is to develop criteria for accurately identifying PHBs and to evaluate the utility of PHB criteria for use in the Fish Habitat Assessment Methodology (FHAM) as part of a water typing rule. The study is designed to assess which combinations of gradient, channel width, barriers to migration, and other physical habitat and geomorphic conditions are associated with uppermost detected fish locations. This will 1) inform which Board-identified PHB criteria most accurately identify the upstream extent of fish habitat in an objective and repeatable manner as applied in the FHAM and 2) evaluate whether an alternative set or combination of empirically derived criteria more accurately achieves this goal (CMER 2020). Additionally, this study is intended to provide insight into how uppermost detected fish points, upstream extent of fish habitat based on FHAM, and PHBs proposed by the Washington Forest Practice Board may vary across geography, seasons, and years. The Board is expected to use the study findings to inform which PHB criteria to use in FHAM.
CMER Scientist
Project Team Member, Weyerhaeuser
Project Team Member, WDFW
Project Team Member, Conservation Caucus
Project Team Member, WFPA
Project Team Member, Spokane Tribe of Indians
Project Team Member, Washington State Association of Counties
Project Manager
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