Watersheds

Articles and Research 

East Troublesome Fire could cause water-quality impacts for years Article by writer Allen Best with Aspen Journalism. 2021 

Linkages between forests, snowpack, and streamflow in western coniferous forests A Wildland Resources Department Seminar with Sara Goeking, US Forest Service scientist and USU PhD candidate. 2020

Forests and water: A state-of-the-art review for Colorado Lee H. MacDonald; John D. Stednick. 2003

The Case for an Open Water Balance: Re‐envisioning Network Design and Data Analysis for a Complex, Uncertain World Kampf, et al. 2020

Forest Management to Enhance Forest Resilience to Climate Change and Increase Water Supply in Colorado Kristen Leger, Conservation Leadership Graduate Program at Colorado State University

Forest Vegetation Change and Its Impacts on Soil Water Following 47 Years of Managed Wildfire Stevens, et al. 2020

Net change in forest density, 1873-2001. Using historical maps to monitor long-term forest trends Greg C. Liknes; Mark D. Nelson; Daniel J. Kaisershot. 2013

Managing Vegetation to Increase Flow in the Colorado River Basin Alden R. Hibbert. 1979


Hydroecological Models and Tools

RHESSys: Regional Hydro-Ecologic Simulation System—An Object-Oriented Approach to Spatially Distributed Modeling of Carbon, Water, and Nutrient CyclingTague, C. and Band, L.E. 2004

WRF Hydro Modeling System

Soil Water Assessment Tool

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