Science & Environment
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Science & Environment

Here you’ll find Conservation & Restoration information such as the Aquatics Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), the Trust Lands HCP, and Natural Heritage and Natural Areas. Geology & Earth Sciences includes maps of geographic features and geological hazards, and geologic data and tools. Find out about Aquatic & Marine Sciences clean-up and restoration, habitats, and more. Forestry, Forest Health & Forest Ecology includes management of state trust forestlands, forest health, and urban forestry. Watersheds, Wetlands, & Riparian Sciences features scientific information on these essential natural areas. The SEPA Center guides decision-making.

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fp_tfw_am14_94_001.pdf   TFW-AM14-94-001 A Strategy to Implement Watershed Analysis Monitoring: Assessment of Parameters and Methods, Monitoring Module Outline, Recommendations for Program Development  (2.14 MB  PDF)
A Strategy to Implement Watershed Analysis Monitoring: Assessment of Parameters and Methods, Monitoring Module Outline, Recommendations for Program Development; Dave Schuett-Hames and George Pess, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (May 1994)

fp_am_mdt_report_20020718.pdf   Monitoring Design for the Forestry Module of the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Plan  (796.8 KB  PDF)
Monitoring Design for the Forestry Module of the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Plan - July 2002; Kate Benkert, Bob Bilby, William Ehinger, Peter Farnum, Doug Martin, Steve McConnell, Roger Peters, Tim Quinn, Mary Raines, Steve Ralph, Dave Schuett-Hames

fp_tfw_wl4_98_002.pdf   TFW-WL4-98-002 Wildlife Use of Managed Forests - A Landscape Perspective, Vol 2: West-Side Studies, Research Results  (2.93 MB  PDF)
Wildlife Use of Managed Forests - A Landscape Perspective, Vol 2: West-Side Studies, Research Results; Keith B. Aubry, Stephen D. West, David A. Manuwal, Angela B. Stringer, Janet Erickson, Scott Pearson (January 1998)

fp_tfw_wl4_98_003.pdf   TFW-WL4-98-003 Wildlife Use of Managed Forests - A Landscape Perspective, Vol 3: East-Side Studies, Research Results  (1.21 MB  PDF)
Wildlife Use of Managed Forests - A Landscape Perspective, Vol 3: East-Side Studies, Research Results; James G. Hallett, Margaret A. O'Connell (January 1998)

fp_tfw_wq1_92_001.pdf   TFW-WQ1-92-001 Proposed Surface Water Criteria for Selected Pesticides Used for Forest Management and Management of Forest Tree Seedling Nurseries and Christmas Tree Plantations in Oregon and Washington  (148.5 KB  PDF)
Proposed Surface Water Criteria for Selected Pesticides Used for Forest Management and Management of Forest Tree Seedling Nurseries and Christmas Tree Plantations in Oregon and Washington; Logan A. Norris and Frank Dost (Aug 1992)

Reports

ger_ofr2009-1_landslide_field_trip.pdf   Open File Report 2009-1: Landslide Field Trip to Morton, Glenoma, and Randle, Lewis County, Washington  (6.91 MB  PDF)
A guide for a Jan. 31, 2009 field trip focusing on typical landslides for storm events, how areas with well-known instability fared in the Jan. 7-8, 2009 storm, how logging may have affected landslides, and the impact landslides cause to the community

aqr_loon_lake_final_invest_report.pdf   Final Site Investigation Report for Loon Lake, Washington  (5.82 MB  PDF)
Prepared by Hart Crowser for DNR, this final report presents the results of the sediment investigation at Loon Lake dated January 23, 2009.

ger_ofr2008-5_dec2007_landslides.pdf   Open File Report 2008-5: Landslide Reconnaissance Following the Storm Event of December 1-3, 2007, in Western Washington  (6.96 MB  PDF)
An overview of a reconnaissance of landslides associated with the storm event of December 1-3, 2007, in western Washington. The purpose was to document a sampling of landslides triggered by the storm event and the losses associated with them

em_fwfbackcoversummary.pdf   Future of Washington's Forests 2007 Report Summary and Back Cover (7 of 7)  (1.55 MB  PDF)
Summary Section and Back Cover of the FWF 2007 Report to the Legislature

em_fwfrecommendations.pdf   Future of Washington's Forests 2007 Report Recommendations (6 of 7)  (1.85 MB  PDF)
Recommendations Section for the FWF 2007 Report to the Legislature

Maps

fp_wsa_status_map.pdf   Forest Practices Watershed Analyses Status Map - March 2009  (440.2 KB  PDF)
Washington State Map of Watershed Administrative Units and Their Watershed Analysis Status as of March 2009

ger_24k_mapping_status.pdf   Published and In-preparation Geologic Mapping of 7.5-minute Topographic Quadrangles in Washington State  (3.05 MB  PDF)
A map of Washington showing areas where 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping has been completed

aqr_cleanup_creosote_overview_map.pdf   Creosote Overview Map  (973.9 KB  PDF)
Puget Sound Initiative Creosote Debris Removal 2004-2009.

Data

fp_data_warsem_manual.pdf   Washington Road Surface Erosion Model(WARSEM) Manual  (6.12 MB  PDF)
Washington Road Surface Erosion Model(WARSEM)