Oregon's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Water Resources Department have developed a set of digital maps that show streamflow restoration needs and priorities for the state. These maps support the identification of instream flow priorities measure of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Streamflow restoration priorities have been identified for four seasons: Summer (July‚September), Fall (October‚November), Winter (December‚March) and Spring (April‚June). Priorities have been developed based on the Water Resources Department nested watershed structure, called Water Availability Basins (WAB). The files show maps of each river basin, with rankings for streamflow restoration need, streamflow restoration optimism and the State's priorities for its restoration activities. The files are in color and formated for 11 x 17 inch paper. Using Acrobat Reader, the files may be viewed and printed on any Windows printer/plotter supported on your computer system. The files are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be downloaded from URL www.dfw.state.or.us/hcd/FlowRestore/index.html
WaterWeeks is an annual statewide series of water and habitat celebration, education, and involvement events held each September. Last year, more than 60,000 residents participated in 160 activities designed to protect and enhance the state's lakes, rivers, watersheds, ocean waters, groundwater, and water habitats. The 1999 WaterWeeks activity period is August 28 through October 3. The telephone number for the WaterWeeks office in Olympia is 360-943-3642 and their URL is waterweeks.org
The King County Department of Natural Resources has made more information available on the web:
Watersheds of King County
splash.metrokc.gov/wlr/Mapindex.htm
Salmon and Trout in King County and Puget Sound
splash.metrokc.gov/topics/salmon/SALtopic.htm
The Tualatin River Watershed Council has just released its "Tualatin River Watershed Action Plan" It can be downloaded from www.trwc.org or obtained from the Council (phone: 503/681-0953; email: trwc@hotmail.com)
Information about the Forest Service's efforts to re-evaluate its road system is available at www.rsl.psw.fs.fed.us/roads
The Roads Analysis procedure is intended to help National Forest managers bring their road systems into balance with current social, economic, and environmental needs. The science-based Roads Analysis procedure, which has been under development for more than a year, provides critical analytical information for managers to consider as they evaluate and plan the future of their road systems. A draft of a scientific review of road studies is also available at this web site.
The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service have developed a national framework for comprehensive watershed analysis. The approach is published as "A Framework for Analyzing the Hydrologic Condition of Watersheds" by Bruce McCammon, John Rector, and Karl Gebhardt. The document can be viewed and downloaded from the USFS Stream Systems Technology Center web site: www.stream.fs.fed.us. Printed copies are available from the BLM's Printed Materials Distribution Section (phone: 303/236-1975; fax: 303/236-0845).
James Karr and Ellen Chu have published a new book that provides both the rationale and some techniques for biological monitoring of aquatic systems. Their book, "Restoring Life in Running Waters: Better Biological Monitoring", is available for $30 from Island Press (800/828-1302; www.islandpress.org).
River Network has added a new book to its available publications: "River Talk! Communicating a Watershed Message" is 76 pages in length and sells for $15 ($12 for River Network partners). To order a copy, contact Coyote Days at 503/241-3506 or cdays@rivernetwork.org
A new "Streambank Stabilization Handbook" is available ($199) from Veri-Tech, Inc. (601/636-5641; www.veritechinc.com)
The proceedings of the fourth Gravel-Bed Rivers Workshop is now available. "Gravel-Bed Rivers in the Environment" was edited by Peter C. Klingeman, Robert L. Beschta, Paul D. Komar, and Jeffrey B. Bradley. Two different print-quality editions are available ($129 and $72) from Water Resources Publications, LLC (800/736-2405; www.waterplus.com/wrp)
