A Snohomish Basin Landscape Processes Simulation Platform
Presentation Abstract
This talk reports on a set of projects managed by the Tulalip Tribes in the Snohomish basin. Our goal is to establish a core simulation platform of key processes -- hydrology, snow and vegetation - through the end of the century driven by climate change weather drivers. We are developing an expanding set of indicators with a backbone based on landscape hydrology modeling and salmonid populations modelled by new fish life cycle models. We'll describe the tools, data and workflows we are using. We'll show early results of how these indicators respond to large scale interventions such as regional changes in forest treatments or widespread reintroduction of beavers. We'll discuss Issues we encountered, the next processes and interventions we plan to add to the simulation platform and discuss the steps and resources needed to create similar simulation system for other basins in the Salish Sea and look to the audience for feedback and suggestions. We’ll provide access to data, models, tools and workflows from these projects for others to re-use, adapt and or improve in other basins around the Salish Sea.
Session Title
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Conference Track
SSE2: How We Protect the Salish Sea
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-traditionals-453
Start Date
26-4-2022 11:30 AM
End Date
26-4-2022 1:00 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Human ecology--Ethnoecology--Washington (State)--Snohomish River Watershed; Traditional ecological knowledge--Washington (State)--Snohomish River Watershed
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Geographic Coverage
Snohomish River Watershed (Wash.)--Environmental conditions
Rights
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Language
English
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A Snohomish Basin Landscape Processes Simulation Platform
This talk reports on a set of projects managed by the Tulalip Tribes in the Snohomish basin. Our goal is to establish a core simulation platform of key processes -- hydrology, snow and vegetation - through the end of the century driven by climate change weather drivers. We are developing an expanding set of indicators with a backbone based on landscape hydrology modeling and salmonid populations modelled by new fish life cycle models. We'll describe the tools, data and workflows we are using. We'll show early results of how these indicators respond to large scale interventions such as regional changes in forest treatments or widespread reintroduction of beavers. We'll discuss Issues we encountered, the next processes and interventions we plan to add to the simulation platform and discuss the steps and resources needed to create similar simulation system for other basins in the Salish Sea and look to the audience for feedback and suggestions. We’ll provide access to data, models, tools and workflows from these projects for others to re-use, adapt and or improve in other basins around the Salish Sea.
