Ongoing Research Projects

There is a broad range of research that is currently being conducted by a variety of agencies and organizations in the Bear River Watershed. The following are links to some research projects that are ongoing in the Bear River watershed. Information accessed by clicking on the following links includes an abstract for the research project, contact information for the principle investigators, and links to any results, where available.

USDA Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) Grant Program

• USDA CSREES Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program: Evaluating the Effects of Conservation Practices on Water Quality within the Biophysical Setting of a Watershed

EPA Targeted Watersheds Program 2004

• Nomination of the Tri-State Bear River Basin for the U.S. EPA Watershed Initiative Program

Utah State University Water Initiative Research Initiation Grants

• Development of a Laboratory Watershed Information System for the Bear River Basin
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• A Preliminary Investigation of Climate Change Impacts on Soil Water and Carbon Dynamics
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• Factors Affecting Native Cutthroat Trout Population Dynamics, Abundance, and Distribution in the Logan and Bear River Drainages: Comparing the Effects of Varying Degrees of Anthropogenic Impact
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• Establishing the Bear River Watershed as a UNESCO HELP Network Catchment
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• Bear River Watershed Historical Bibliography
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• Contributing to Drought Management Through Understanding Factors Influencing Human Conservation Behavior
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• Hydrologic Contributions from Springs on the Logan River, Utah
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• Collection and Analysis of Socioeconomic Data in the Bear River Basin Watershed Study Area
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• Real-Time Streamflow and Water Quality Monitoring Station in the Logan River at the Utah Water Research Laboratory
  Abstract  |  Results