NetMap as a Tool for Land Management Decisions 

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Lee Benda, Earth Systems Institute 

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Running time: 17 minutes and 55 seconds

This is part of a collection. See more from Understanding & Adapting in Aquatic Ecosystems at Landscape and River Basin Scales.

Topics covered:

• The NetMap Project
• NetMap's Components
• Community Concept
• Why a community based system?
• Shared Tool Development
• Shared Tool Development
• Community Digital Watersheds
• Decision Support - Multiple Applications
• Climate Change
• Integration with existing management programs
• Climate change and road concerns
• Step 1: Examine downscaled Global Climate predictions
• Step 2: Examine roads within GCM predictions
• Step 3: Define vulnerable habitats
• Step 4: Map Road Density
• Step 5: Predict road drainage diversion/erosion potential
• Step 6: Identify roads in floodplains
• Step 7: Evaluate road instability potential
• Step 8: Roads and debris flows
• Step 9: Putting the pieces together
• Wenatchee-Okanogan National Forest - Minimum Roads Analysis
• Pre- and post fire planning
• Conclusions

Production by: Michael Furniss and Jeffrey Guntle, Communications and Applications, PNW and PSW Research Stations

Video by: Freshwaters Illustrated.