| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|
| 2001 |
Riparian vegetation type inventory, Middle Owens River, California: Conducted very detailed inventory of wetland/riparian vegetation types along about 40 miles of the Owens River. |
| 2000 |
Ecological classification, Bruneau River Basin, Idaho: Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream and riparian resources for about 1.6 million acres. Results were used to assess TMDLs. |
| 2000 |
Predicted riparian vegetation for 7 streamflow scenarios for 10 miles of the Owens River Gorge, California that was hstorically dewatered. |
| 1999 |
Ecological classification, Coeur d'Alene, St. Joe and St. Regis River basins, Idaho and Montana: Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream and riparian resources. Results were used for litigation of a NRDA. |
| 1999 |
Ecological classification, Bear River basin in Idaho: Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream and riparian resources in a 1.7 million acre basin. Results were used for water quality assessments. |
| 1999 |
Inventory of riverine/riparian habitat, Winnemucca District, Nevada: Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream and riparian resources in a 6 million acre basin. Results were used to assess livestock management. |
| 1999 |
Geologic districts and subsections in western Montana and northern Idaho: Identified regions with distinctive ecological potential based on climate, geology and geomorphology for 17.5 million acres. Results were used for forestry management. |
| 1999 |
Ecological classification, upper Snake River basin, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming: Applied hierarchical classification to SRB above Salmon River confluence. Results were used for TMDL studies. |
| 1998 |
Ecological classification, Rock Creek Basin, Montana: Applied hierarchical classification to 0.5 million acre basin. Results were used to identify potential spawning habitat for bull trout. |
| 1997 |
Ecological classification, Eight Mile Creek basin, Humboldt County, Nevada: Applied hierarchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources in a 13,000 acre basin. Results were used for range management. |
| 1997 |
Ecological classification, Marys River, Nevada: Applied hierarchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources in a 324,689 acre basin. Results were used for range management. |
| 1997 |
Ecological classification, Thompson River basin, Montana. 1997. Applied hierchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources in a 410,276 acre basin. Results were used for forestry and wildlife management. |
| 1996 |
Ecological stream classification, upper Blackfoot River basin, McDonald Gold project, Montana: Applied hierchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources in a 308,804 acre basin. Results were used for predicting mine impacts. |
| 1996 |
Ecological classification, LeClerc/Harvey project area, Washington: Conducted a hierarchical classification for about 98,242 acres. Results were used for forest management planning and watershed assessment. |
| 1995 |
Ecological classification, Swan River basin, Montana. 1995. Conducted a hierarchical classification and inventory of stream/riparian resources for a 408,630 acre basin. Results were used for forestry planning and management. |
| 1995 |
Ecological classification, Rock Creek basin, Nevada: Conducted a hierarchical classification of stream/riparian resources for an 808,476 acre basin. Results were used for predicting hydrologic impacts of mine development and for range management. |
| 1995 |
Ecological classification, Maggie Creek basin, Nevada: Conducted a hierarchical classification for a 253,736 acre basin. Results were used for predicting hydrologic impacts of mine development and for range management. |
| 1994 |
Ecological classification, Habitat Conservation Plan project area, Washington. 1994. Conducted a hierarchical classification for a 418,859 acre basin. Results served as a basis for a HCP. |
| 1994 |
Inventory of existing riverine/riparian habitat and projection of potential riverine riparian habitat for six streamflow scenarios, lower Owens River, California: Modeled distributions of riparian habitat for alternative flows for 60 miles of river. |
| 1993 |
Inventory of stream/riparian habitat, Panther Creek basin. Applied a hierarchical classification to identify stream/riparian resources with distinctive ecological potential. Results were used to select control/treatment reaches for a NRDA. |
| 1992 |
Ecological classification, Bruneau basin, Nevada: Applied a hierarchical classification to identify both upland and stream/riparian resources for 268,144 acres and 1,218 miles of stream. Results were used for range management and watershed analysis. |
| 1991 |
Inventory and Assessment of Riverine/Riparian Habitat, Five-Mile Creek basin, Oregon. Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources in a 32,256 acre basin. Results were used for multiple use management. |
| 1991 |
Classification, inventory and assessment of riverine/riparian habitat, Clark Fork River, Bison Creek, Big Hole River, Beaverhead River, Ruby River basins, Montana. Applied a hierarchical classification to implement a NRDA. |
| 1991 |
Geologic districts of the Snake River Basin, Idaho. Identified and mapped areas of similar geologic character that contain assemblages of stream/riparian habitats with distinctive form, function and ecological potential. |
| 1990 |
Classification and assessment of riverine/riparian habitats, Bull Run Mountains, Nevada: Applied a hierarchical classification to assess and map stream/riparian resources. Results were used for mining and range management. |
| 1989 |
Classification of riverine/riparian habitats and assessment of nonpoint source impacts, North Fork Humboldt River basin, Nevada: Developed a hierarchical classification for assessing and mapping stream/riparian resources. |
| 1981 |
Riparian classification for the Upper Salmon/Middle Fork Salmon River drainages, Idaho. 1981. Developed a classification for riparian community types that integrated geomorphic, hydrologic, soil and floristic characteristics. |
| 1981-2001 |
For other past accomplishments see www.whitehorseassociates.com |
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
The proponent should discuss management applications in similar mapping projects and indicate potential applications in the Upper and Middle Snake Province. Need for this work is to some extent justified by the quote "inventory and map the distribution of riparian plant communities" stated in the Boise-Payette-Weiser Subbasin Summary. However, letters of support from management agencies would be helpful in assessing the need for the project.
The proposal needs a more fully developed plan for monitoring and evaluation of the accuracy of the maps and for use of the data in long-term aquatic habitat monitoring efforts. For example, mapped points should be checked with actual field visits with a double-blind sampling scheme. Targets should be set for error rates and the error rates estimated. What error rates have been achieved in previous projects? What magnitude of change can be detected if this mapping effort were to be repeated in, say 20 years?