Riparian corridors are inhabited by unique and biodiverse plant communities that control erosion, manage sediment loads, and filter pollutants.
Where Have all the Junipers Come From?
Category: Responding to Human Health Risks Project Team: Southeast Idaho Disasters II Team Location: BLM at Idaho State University GIS TReC – Pocatello, Idaho Authors: Jenna Williams Kshitiz Shrestha Cody O’Dale Ryan Howerton Mentors/Advisors: Keith Weber (GIS Training and Research Center at Idaho State University) John Schnase (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Mark Carroll (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Past/Other … Read More
An Environment in Flux
Remote sensing is being used to promote the sustainability of agricultural and recreational opportunities in the Medicine Bow National Forest of Wyoming, USA. On a quiet patch of land in the Medicine Bow National Forest (MBNF) in Wyoming, livestock consumed native grasses that dominated the landscape, and hikers trekked through those grasses to access tall aspen stands and striking views. … Read More
A Changing Landscape: Monitoring Cheatgrass with Satellite Imagery
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Wyoming Ecological Forecasting Team Location: USGS at Colorado State University ÛÒ Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Darin Schulte Chandra Fowler Stephanie Krail Oliver Miltenberger Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Lab) Dr. Amanda West (Colorado … Read More
A Burnin’ Range of Fire: Wildfire Susceptibility and Fuel in Idaho
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Investigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Idaho Disasters III Team Location: Bureau of Land Management at Idaho State University GIS TReC – Pocatello, Idaho Authors: Jeff May Jenna Williams Zachary Simpson Mentors/Advisors: Keith Weber (Idaho State University) Mark Carroll (NASA Goddard Space … Read More