Riparian restoration framework for the Upper Gila River, Arizona

Technical Report
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Abstract

This technical report summarizes the methods and results of a comprehensive riparian restoration planning effort for the Gila Valley Restoration Planning Area, an approximately 53-mile portion of the upper Gila River in Arizona (Figure 1-1). This planning effort has developed a Restoration Framework intended to deliver science-based guidance on suitable riparian restoration actions within the ecologically sensitive river corridor. The framework development was conducted by a restoration science team, led by Stillwater Sciences with contributions from researchers at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG), Northern Arizona University (NAU), University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). All work was coordinated by the Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona (GWP), whose broader Upper Gila River Project Area is depicted in Figure 1-1, with funding from the Walton Family Foundation’s Freshwater Initiative Program.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Organization Series
Title Riparian restoration framework for the Upper Gila River, Arizona
Series title Technical Report
Year Published 2014
Language English
Publisher Stillwater Sciences
Publisher location Santa Cruz, CA
Contributing office(s) Western Fisheries Research Center
Description iii, 57 p.; 7 Appendices
Country United States
State Arizona
Other Geospatial Upper Gila River
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