Impairment Reports

In this individual assignment, you will prepare the Watershed Assessment you proposed for Richards Hollow last week. We discussed RCAT Links to an external site. (Riparian Condition Assessment Tool) and (BRAT Links to an external site.) in class as well as other methods of condition assessment. Please prepare a report on Riparian Condition, Impairments & capacity to achieve riparian and in-stream restoration using beaver with the following sections (minimally):

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction & Purpose
3. Watershed Description
4. Methods
5. Results & Interpretation
   1. Valley Bottom Delineation
   2. Riparian Vegetation Departure
   3. Land Use Intensity
   4. Floodplain Accessiblity
   5. Riparian Condition Assessment
   6. Present capacity to Support Dam Building Activity
6. Discussion
   1. Management Implications
   2. Management Recommendations
7. Conclusions