Andrew Simon shares about the methodologies used in the Maxwell Creek Watershed project.
By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator August 5, 2022
The project takes a watershed-wide scope to improve understanding of both existing and historical ecological conditions. The first question we aim to answer is: how has modification via forestry, fire, wetland drainage, etc. influenced hydrological dynamics, availability and quality of freshwater (i.e. source drinking water), and local forest ecology? We seek to find answers to this baseline-informing question through field-based research. We will then apply findings to inform the design and implementation of management prescriptions to answer our second question: what can restoration practitioners, land managers, and other experts do to enhance ecological integrity while also increasing community climate resilience?