Long-Term Riparian Restoration Vegetation Monitoring

Location

Lower Colorado River
Arizona and California

Client

Parametrix, Inc. (Prime)
US Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office (Ultimate Client)

Project Description

GSA and Parametrix are completing long-term vegetation monitoring for riparian habitat restoration areas created through the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.

To document the success of revegetation activities and determine long-term vegetation trends, we are monitoring vegetation across thousands of acres at four habitat creation sites on the lower Colorado River and at a reference site on the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

GSA assisted in revisions to existing protocols and datasheets to maximize data consistency, optimize field data collection methods and efficiency, and ensure that collected data achieve the desired objectives.

We also worked with the client to develop electronic data collection methods, which eliminate paper forms and office data entry and facilitate analysis while maintaining data quality and field data-collection efficiency.

Project Highlights