http://hdl.handle.net/1957/11271 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:01 GMT 2013-05-21T19:31:01Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30061 Urban and rural-residential area land uses in Oregon: a synthesis of an IMST technical workshop on watershed functions and salmonid recovery Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team On June 21-22, 2011, the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) hosted a technical workshop for local and regional natural resource managers and practitioners in urban and rural-residential land uses. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss management and rehabilitation actions in developed areas that could improve watershed functions, aquatic habitats, and salmonid populations. This workshop was designed to follow up and expand on key findings from IMST’s 2010 report titled Urban and Rural-residential Land Uses: Their role in Watershed Health and the Rehabilitation of Oregon’s Wild Salmonids Workshop invitees, representing municipal, county, and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and universities, were selected to reflect experience in managing, monitoring,and/or rehabilitating salmonid and aquatic habitats in urban and rural-residential areas. Invitees were also chosen to represent the varied geographic areas in Oregon.The findings from the workshop are intended to help the State of Oregon and local governments better understand the technical issues regarding, and impediments to implementing, plans for minimizing development impacts on water quality, watershed hydrology, and aquatic ecosystems. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30061 2012-06-13T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/20049 Urban and rural-residential land uses : their role in watershed health and the rehabilitation of Oregon's wild salmonids Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team Urban areas currently cover a small fraction of Oregon’s landscape but will expand to accommodate an increasingly large proportion of the state’s growing population and economic activity. Residential developments on rural lands now cover more than twice the area occupied by Oregon’s urban developments and are growing rapidly. Oregon urban and rural-residential developments are frequently located along streams, rivers, estuaries, and coasts. Associated landscape alterations in these areas can impair aquatic ecosystems in a variety of ways. In the Pacific Northwest, there is a growing understanding that aquatic habitat affected by development is important for salmonid populations. This technical report by the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) is a comprehensive review of how human activities in urban and rural-residential areas alter watershed functions, aquatic ecosystems, and the potential implications for salmonid recovery in Oregon. The report focuses on the effects of urban and rural-residential development on Oregon’s watersheds and native wild salmonids; actions that can be used to avoid or mitigate undesirable changes to aquatic ecosystems near developed areas; actions that could facilitate the recovery of salmonid populations in areas affected by development; and the effectiveness of salmonid habitat rehabilitation actions within established urban and rural residential areas. This report was prepared by the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/20049 2010-12-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/15121 Evaluation of Responses to IMST Recommendations : Administrative report 2009-1 Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (Or.) Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds], the agency shall respond in writing to the team explaining how the agency intends to implement the suggestion or why the agency does not implement the suggestion. The Team shall include any agency responses in its report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Salmon and Stream Enhancement”. For this reason, the IMST has explicitly identified its suggestions as recommendations and has directed them to specific agencies or entities. The IMST’s recommendations are included in final Technical Reports, Letter Reports and letters and deal with technical and scientific matters that the Team feels are important for the Oregon Plan. In this report, IMST includes responses to letter reports issued in 2007 and 2008 that were not included in the last Administrative Report. As with the previous Administrative Reports, IMST briefly evaluates each response and indicates if scientific and technical perspectives strongly suggest additional consideration of the recommendation. A report of the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/15121 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12753 Evaluation of Responses to IMST Recommendations : IMST Administrative report 2006-1 Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (Or.) Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds], the agency shall respond in writing to the team explaining how the agency intends to implement the suggestion or why the agency does not implement the suggestion. The Team shall include any agency responses in its report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Salmon and Stream Enhancement”. For this reason, the IMST has explicitly identified its suggestions as recommendations and has directed them to specific agencies. The recommendations of the Team are included in Technical Reports, Letter Reports and letters. Recommendations deal with technical and scientific matters that the IMST feels are important for the Oregon Plan. This report compiles recommendations, summaries of responses, and IMST’s evaluations. Recommendations included here are from letter reports and technical reports produced in 2002 and 2004, but not included in the 2005 Administrative Report. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/12753 2006-12-14T00:00:00Z