Category: Detecting Land Cover Change & Disturbances Project Team: Northern Great Plains Water Resources Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office – Wise, Virginia Authors: Anne Gale Michael Brooke Xin Hong Cody Vineyard Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley Research Center) Dr. DeWayne Cecil (NOAA NCEI, Global Science and Technology) Bob VanGundy (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) … Read More
Out of the Woods: Delineating Disturbances in the Southern Rockies
Category: Land Cover Change & Disturbances Project Team: Rocky Mountain Agriculture Team Location: U.S. Geological Service at Colorado State University ÛÒ Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Peder Engelstad Christopher Beddow Stephanie Krail Amandeep Vashisht Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Colorado State University, Natural Resources Ecology Lab) Tony Vorster (Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies Feedstock Supply Team) Past/Other Contributors: Brian Woodward (Center … Read More
Down to Earth: Reconstructing Forest Disturbances with Landsat
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Forested and Agricultural Landscapes Project Team: Colorado Agriculture II Team Location: U.S. Geological Survey at Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Brian Woodward Stephanie Krail Eric Rounds Christina Welch Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resources Ecology Lab, Colorado State University) Tony Vorster … Read More
Learning to See the Forest for the Trees: Using a Health Index to Communicate Change
Public perception of what constitutes a ÛÏhealthyÛ forest influences support (or lack thereof) for management policies, yet accessible, regional information about forest conditions is not always readily available. A new index helps address this gap.
Historic Release of Water Aims to Restore a Once-Lush Landscape in the Colorado River Delta
In a concerted effort to remediate the ecosystems along the channel of the Colorado River, Mexico and the United States recently reached a historic agreement to release water from the Morelos Dam at the Arizona-Mexico border. This Û÷pulse flow,’ is intended to reach the Colorado River Delta for the first time in 50 years.
Capturing Colorado’s Floods: A New Method for Extracting Peak Flood Extent
Project Team: Colorado Water Resources II Team Team Location: United States Geological Survey (USGS) at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Stephen Chignell (Colorado State University) Ryan Anderson (University of Wyoming) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University) Dr. Melinda Laituri (Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University) Past/Other Contributors: Dr. Stephanie Kampf (Ecosystem Science … Read More