Watershed Research

Our quality of life depends on abundant and clean sources of water.  Forest Service hydrologists, foresters, and biologists, among others, focus their research on understanding how human activities and natural processes affect vital water and aquatic resources, and watersheds.

Look for these job series on the Federal Job Vacancy Announcements -- usajobs.opm.gov list:  GS-1315; 1316; 0482; 0408.
 

SRS-4351, Evaluation of Watershed Ecosystem Responses to Natural, Management, and Other Human Disturbances of Southeastern Forests. The mission of the Coweeta Hydrologic Lab is to evaluate, explain, and predict how water, soil, and forest resources respond to management practices, natural disturbances, and the atmospheric environment; and to identify practices which mitigate impacts on these watershed resources.
University Web site for the LTER program: http://sparc.ecology.uga.edu/

SRS-4202, Coldwater Streams and Trout Habitat in the Southern Appalachians. This unit's mission is to acquire new knowledge about the factors that influence the distribution, abundance, and productivity of trout and other coldwater fish in the Southern Appalachians and to provide the technical basis for protecting, enhancing, and restoring coldwater streams and their fauna. The Center for Aquatic Technology Transfer is part of this unit.
http://www.trout.forprod.vt.edu/

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