Who -might- be involved:

Jesse Schomberg MNSG
George Host NRRI
Gerry Sjerven NRRI
Pete Wolter ?NRRI?
Cindy Hagley MNSG
Mike Reichenbach UMExt

Subject:
Effects of ash loss on hydrology of forested streams

Needs:

Data on ash forest cover, canopy coverage of ash trees

Research questions to address:
What are the hydrological implications of ash tree death, and can we predict watersheds with greatest impact?

Actions:
evaluate ash canopy cover by watershed; hydrologic model used to evaluate effects on canopy interception, evapotranspiration, and runoff peak flows and base flows. Could also look at regeneration rates of other spp to calculate duration of altered hydrology

Evaluation:
Success will be
  • Determination of effects of EAB on stream hydrology
  • identified priority watersheds where greatest impact expected

Budget:
NRRI GIS: data collection, analysis ($15k?)
NRRI: Hydrologic modeling ($15k?)