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Water From Colorado's Bark Beetle Forests -Scope of Work <br />Elder, Rhoades, Hubbard and Lee; USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station; 5/15/08 <br />to maintain the plots installed by the proposed study and conduct periodic measurements <br />of seedling stocking and growth. Elder will be responsible for all snow measurements. <br />Elder and Hubbard will be responsible for temperature and moisture instrumentation. <br />Rhoades will be responsible for soil and water quality measurements. Hubbard will <br />oversee regeneration monitoring. <br />Task 5. Data Analyses and Reporting -Changes in on-site water quantity (snow <br />accumulation and retention, and soil moisture), water quality, soil chemistry, site <br />productivity and seedling regeneration will be analyzed to compare the effects of the No <br />Action alternative and the three active management scenarios. Study findings will guide <br />recommendations for management of beetle-killed forest stands. Decision tools and <br />methodology will be developed to help managers assess site water balance potential, <br />protect water quality, and maximize site productivity based on various management <br />treatment options. A protocol will also be developed to maintain long-term monitoring of <br />study areas to minimize cost and maximize collection of valuable long-term hydrological, <br />biogeochemical, and silvicultural data. <br />DELIVERABLES <br />Project outreach activities benefit from outdoor educational programs conducted on the <br />Colorado State Forest. The Colorado State Forest is a regional center of natural resource <br />management and science delivery for the North Park School District and State <br />Universities as well as federal, state and county agencies and the public. The State Forest <br />maintains meeting facilities and a wide variety of field demonstration areas that facilitate <br />field trips, short courses and field exercises. The State Forest's well-established science <br />delivery program ensures that North Platte Basin Roundtable will receive research <br />findings in a timely manner. <br />Scientific Publications -Our management assessment will generate publications <br />reporting on the controls on snowpack accumulation, streamflow, water quality, site <br />productivity and seedling regeneration in salvage-logged and beetle-killed forest <br />landscapes. <br />Technical Publications - We will prepare USFS General Technical Reports: 1) to <br />provide a simple metric for measuring ground surface roughness, snow depth and SWE <br />and 2) to report on the seedling regeneration and site productivity response to <br />management treatments. <br />Student Training -The project will provide students hands-on experience in field and <br />laboratory activities. As affiliate faculty at Colorado State University, the RMRS and <br />CSFS staff will mentor students in the scientific method, data collection and analysis, and <br />scientific communication and will work with students to carry out individual research <br />projects. <br />Demonstration Areas -Study areas located on the Colorado State Forest land will be <br />instrumented and maintained as long-term installations to monitor changes in snow <br />accumulation, soil moisture, water quality, soil productivity and seedling stocking and <br />growth. These plots will also serve as demonstration areas for field tours and will have <br />immediate value to land managers directing specific operations inbeetle-killed forests.