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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1292

A Science Framework for Connecticut River Watershed Sustainability

Published 2005
Version 1.0
Online only

Stephen Rideout, Craig Nicolson, Susan L. Russell-Robinson, and Ellen L. Mecray

Introduction

This document outlines a research framework for water resource managers and land-use planners in the four-state Connecticut River Watershed (CRW). It specifically focuses on developing the decision-support tools and data needed by managers in the watershed.

The purpose of the Science Framework is to identify critical research issues and information required to better equip managers to make decisions on desirable changes in the CRW.

This Science Framework is the result of a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass-Amherst), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The cooperative project was guided by a Science Steering Committee (SC) and included several focus groups, a 70-person workshop in September 2004, and an open collaborative process by which the workshop outcomes were synthesized, written up, and then progressively refined through peer review. This document is the product of that collaborative process.

Report

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Contact

For scientific questions or comments concerning this report, contact Susan L. Russell-Robinson.

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