CCS Dam Removal

Dam Removal

Building capacity for local groups to plan for and implement community-based monitoring of streams before, during, and after dam removal.

Overview

As momentum builds for dam removal throughout the United States, monitoring will be critical for both scientists and managers to assess and respond to the geophysical and biological impacts of these disturbance-causing, yet potentially regenerative, ecological events. Citizen science is one approach that can overcome insufficient monitoring while sustaining public engagement and connecting communities with both science and their local environment.

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Watersheds Tools Guide

Monitoring Human Activities in Watersheds

Our newest Tools Guide is out! This guide seeks to help readers develop volunteer-based monitoring projects in watersheds and other land stewardship contexts. Watershed restoration to the scale of dam removal can become quite complicated with concerns for recreational use, respecting and embracing Indigenous cultural practices, and conservation. The potential role of volunteers is discussed in depth, and human activities questions are addressed through examples of three case studies of community science in action. 

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Resources for Citizen Science Project Planning

Manual Full

We are excited to share three resources use in developing or evolving citizen science projects. While their focus is on dam removal and watershed restoration, much of this material could be useful for a wide range of contexts and problem areas related to conservation and natural resource management.

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