. Assessment of the Red Rock River subbasin and wetlands of the Centennial Valley . Watershed ecology; Wetland ecology; Aquatic ecology; Watershed management; Wetlands; Watershed assessment; Wetland assessment; Aquatic assessment. Figure 14. AJunciional ui risk ulc with a downward Figure 15. A nonfunctional site. In areas where cattle congregate or loaf along stream banks, we saw bare batches and examples of bank sheer. Still, in areas where grazing is light and water supplies are abundant, willows are well- established along most of the perennial creeks, and recruitment is generally g
. Assessment of the Red Rock River subbasin and wetlands of the Centennial Valley . Watershed ecology; Wetland ecology; Aquatic ecology; Watershed management; Wetlands; Watershed assessment; Wetland assessment; Aquatic assessment. Figure 14. AJunciional ui risk ulc with a downward Figure 15. A nonfunctional site. In areas where cattle congregate or loaf along stream banks, we saw bare batches and examples of bank sheer. Still, in areas where grazing is light and water supplies are abundant, willows are well- established along most of the perennial creeks, and recruitment is generally good. Browsing by all species —cattle, moose and elk— appears to be relatively limited. Aquatic Assessments As a second component of our fine-scale assessment work, we sampled and assessed aquatic community integrity based on macroinvertebrate and habitat sampling at lotic sites near where PFC assessments were carried out. Our goal was to identify and interpret key community indicators found at the sites using standardized protocols and biotic thresholds, and compare these against reference condition standards at the watershed- level and local-reach scale. On-site habitat assessments were conducted using the rapid assessment protocol by the National Aquatic Assessment of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buglab (scores 0-24) (www 1 . Bu2%20Protocol% Following the BLM assessment protocols, the reach was divided into ten equally spaced transects. At each transect, we measured wetted width, bankfull width, channel depth at three locations, and amount of large woody debris and riparian shading. Basic water chemistry parameters (temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved O^ ) were recorded prior to sampling at the downstream end of the reach using a Horiba H-10 water monitor. These measurements allow characterization of local reach geomorphology, riparian and in-stream habitat, and other qualities that influence aquatic community integrity. Sites r
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