Riparian Corridor Wildlife Assessment: Keene, NH

Study of Impacts to Wildlife Habitat and Connectivity

Faculty: Michael Simpson Beaver BrookThis research project was funded under a US EPA 319-Non-Point Source Pollution Grant to ascertain the impacts of the urban stretches of the Beaver Brook in Keene, NH. Michael Simpson and students assessed the stream corridor through three different assessment approaches: stream geomorphology and stability, stream connectivity and buffer integrity, and land-use impacts to stream water quality and oxygen content.

Student Theory & Skills Applied:

  • Wildlife Buffer Assessment
  • Macro-Invertebrate Rapid Assessment
  • Stream Morphometry and Bank Stability Analysis
  • Field Data Collection on Stream Connectivity
  • GIS-based Spatial Analysis
  • Land Use Build-out and Run-off Pathway Analysis
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