Fisheries Watershed Assessments Soil,Water, Air Partnerships GMFL Home Watershed Assessments Initial effort to assess watershed health on the GreenMountain and Finger Lakes National Forests began in the year 2000. The UpperWhite River Sections I and II are the first watershed analysis areas being characterized on the Forests.
Watershed analysis is essentially ecosystem analysis atthe watershed scale.
It provides a systematic approachto characterizing the human, aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial features, conditions,processes, and interactions within the watershed. In doing so, watershed analysisenhances our ability to estimate direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of ourmanagement activities and guide the general type, location, and sequence of appropriatemanagement actions within the watershed. Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale, Federal Guide forWatershed Analysis Version 2.2, August 1995. The Upper White RiverSection I Watershed Assessment is currently in printing and web publishing is expectedsoon. The Upper White River Section II Watershed Assessment is currently underway.