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DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS PROPAGATION


​How do the effects of forest management strategies on drinking water supplies propagate downstream?

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The Problem

Since the majority of drinking water supplies first start flowing within forested landscapes, forest management practices can have effects on our drinking water supplies. As the flowing water joins with other water sources, it is difficult to anticipate how the effects of forest management practices may change in-stream and downstream.
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The Approach

From headwaters to urban centers, forWater researchers are working in the field and in the lab to understand how the impacts of natural disturbances and management practices on forested landscapes affect different parts of the watershed, including how different hydro-ecological characteristics and forest harvest strategies influence water supplies.
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The Impact

Knowledge on the movement of natural disturbance impacts, as well as associated forest management technologies, helps inform contextualized planning for and treatment of water supplies in municipalities both big and small across Canada.
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The Research

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6 researchers stand in front of the Natural Resources Canada Great Lakes Forestry Centre  sign
A student samples a forest access road

Research in Action


Selected photos from forWater's
​Downstream Effects Propagation work
Researcher equipment set up on a forest road
A researcher poses in front of a lake with a sediment sample from the bottom of the lake

Downstream Effects Propagation Researchers

Mike Stone
Mike Stone,
Theme Leader
Downstream Effects Propagation

Geography and Environmental Management
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University of Waterloo
Axel Anderson
Axel Anderson
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Downstream Effects Propagation

​Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences

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University of Alberta
Nandita Basu
Nandita Basu
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Downstream Effects Propagation
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​Earth & Environmental Sciences

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University of Waterloo

Get Involved

The research, applications, and impact don't have to stop here 
You can play a part, too.

Connect with the forWater Team to learn more about how you or your organization can get involved
with Downstream Effects today
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  • About
    • Our Team
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    • Knowledge Mobilization
  • Research
    • Watershed Science >
      • Pacific Maritime
      • Montane Cordillera
      • Boreal Plain
      • Boreal Shield
      • Atlantic Maritime
    • Downstream Effects
    • Drinking Water Treatability
    • Resource Economics
  • Capacity Building
    • Young Professionals Group
  • Resources
  • NEWS