Hydrology and Watershed Management

The Hydrology and Watershed Management graduate focus area is designed to integrate the study of land, water, and other natural resources to understand and evaluate watershed ecosystem function and the effects of management activities on water resources. The applied hydrologic emphasis is on the effects of vegetation and land management on water quality, quantity, site productivity, erosion, and sedimentation. 

Current research projects focus on:

  • Ecophysiology and plant water use

  • Forest soils and nutrient dynamics

  • Urban forestry and stormwater management

  • Wetland hydrology and ecology

  • Water quality and quantity of disturbed lands

  • Forest roads and sedimentation

  • Mechanisms for N retention in forested watersheds

  • Hillslope hydrology

  • Structural and functional assessment of stream restoration practices

  • Climate change water yield from forested watersheds

  • Development & enhancement of forestry best management practices for protection of water and site quality

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Graduate Focus Groups