Watershed Modeling workshop 12.12.22 | Highlights
Channel: Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Date: 04/01/2023

2022 - 2023 The Science of Puget Sound Water Quality Series 
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The PSEMP Modeling Work Group and Puget Sound Institute as part of The Science of Puget Sound Water Quality project co-hosted a Watershed Modeling workshop on December 12, 2022. The workshop began with an overview of some current watershed models and regional decision support tools relevant to nutrient management, including the Hood Canal Landscape Assessment and Prioritization Tool, VELMA, SPARROW, Stormwater Heatmap, Water Quality Benefits Evaluation, and BasinScout. The discussion then turned to considering future scenarios and drivers in the use of these tools. For example, future climate change, and land cover predictions such as Puget Sound Institute’s Land Cover Change Model, Envision, and scenario planning processes such as the Puget Sound Partnership’s Future Scenarios project. Experts then reflected on knowledge gaps and shared inputs that could potentially benefit from collaborative improvements in the region.

This workshop was intended to be the beginning of a discussion on the models presented, which are a subset of the tools developed and available in the Puget Sound region. We hope to continue and expand engagement on the topic through follow-up PSEMP Modeling Work Group meetings. In the meantime, please share other regional models, tools, and future inputs for consideration through the Modeling Compendium Contribution Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciTkipwMywD7y01uPfBTzTZ66pCSccxAEdaJUwdcx4tLAJBQ/viewform

The full video of the Watershed Modeling workshop is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb-EDlE0HfM
 
All of the videos from The Science of Puget Sound Water Quality workshop series can also be accessed through the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbxVtsJECop0jy5afqV4GZYh4ml7nOWC

Learn more at: https://www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/about/waterquality/