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The ProblemSince 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 ApproachFrom 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 ImpactKnowledge 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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Research in ActionSelected photos from forWater's
Downstream Effects Propagation work |
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Downstream Effects Propagation Researchers
Mike Stone, Theme Leader Downstream Effects Propagation Geography and Environmental Management University of Waterloo |
Axel Anderson Downstream Effects Propagation Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences University of Alberta |
Nandita Basu Downstream Effects Propagation Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Waterloo |
