Abstract
 Prioritizing Restoration Sites in the Columbia River Estuary Track: Environmental Management Author(s): Nathan Evans, Gregory Williams, Ronald Thom, Amy Borde An increased focus on ecosystem restoration in the Columbia River Estuary has driven the development of a restoration prioritization framework for use by regional planning organizations. This framework uses multiple spatial scales to place sites in a landscape and geomorphic context, increasing the potential for successful restoration. A variety of geospatial datasets feed into an ecologically-based scoring matrix, which determines restoration options based on the relative quality of a suite of baseline ecosystem parameters. Examples of datasets used include historic conditions (e.g., floodplain, shoreline, habitats), current shoreline morphology and modification, aerial photography and other remotely-sensed data, and biological survey information. Nathan Evans Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory Coastal Assessment and Restoration Group 1529 West Sequim Bay Rd Sequim , WA 98382 US Phone: 360-681-3673 Fax: 360-681-3681 E-mail: nathan.evans@pnl.gov Gregory Williams Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory Coastal Assessment and Restoration Group 1529 West Sequim Bay Rd Sequim , WA 98382 US Phone: 360-681-3655 E-mail: gregory.williams@pnl.gov Ronald Thom Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory Coastal Assessment and Restoration Group 1529 West Sequim Bay Rd Sequim , WA 98382 US Phone: 360-681-3657 E-mail: ron.thom@pnl.gov Amy Borde Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory Coastal Assessment and Restoration Group 1529 West Sequim Bay Rd Sequim , WA 98382 US Phone: 360-681-3663 E-mail: amy.borde@pnl.gov |
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