Vermilion River Aerial Assessment of Riparian Areas

• Aerial Assessment of the Riparian Areas of the Vermilion River AB, and its Major Tributaries

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

• Golder Associates Ltd. (Golder) was contracted by the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) to complete an Aerial Assessment of Riparian Areas of the Vermilion River, AB and its Major Tributaries. The focus of the assessment is five-fold, including: 1) Delineation of lotic riparian areas and floodplains of the Vermilion River and riparian areas of its major tributaries. 2) Assess the condition of all riparian areas in the watershed using a rapid method or methods. 3) Identify intact areas for conservation and/or protection. 4) Identify degraded areas for restoration. 5) Prioritize degraded areas for restoration. (As cited on https://www.nswa.ab.ca/)

• Date created

  2016-03-31

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Watersheds--Evaluation
  • Riparian areas
  • Alberta--Vermilion River

• Type of Item

  Report

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-9t49-m790

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International