NCWC has complete multiple years of comprehensive stream temperature monitoring. Temperature data is critical to the management and restoration of our watersheds in four ways:
- Determining the location of cold-water sources that create refugia for fish
- Tracking on-going watershed trends
- Informing decision-making by multiple agencies in project prioritization, land management, policy, and resource allocation
- Educating landowners and land managers about watershed health
The results from each year of study have been summarized in annual reports, all of which can be downloaded below:
We currently have funding to do five years of temperature monitoring, thanks to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and Oak Lodge Water Services. Our hope is continue temperature monitoring in perpetuity to track watershed changes and plan for climatic resiliency.
ncwatersheds.org 