Stillwater Sciences uses integrated scientific analyses to evaluate the effects of current and planned activities, such as forest management and hydroelectric operations, on river basins. These analyses are often an important part of the following planning and regulatory processes:

• Endangered Species Permits and Habitat Conservation Plans
• Hydroelectric project relicensing
• Regional river basin planning, including TMDLs
• Timber harvest planning
• CEQA and NEPA review

Stillwater’s reputation for defensible scientific work has enhanced our strong working relationships with regulatory agency staff. Stillwater specializes in developing creative technical solutions to solve difficult ecosystem management problems, especially where there are competing interests and conflicts among stakeholders. Stillwater has developed complex GIS-based models that enhance traditional watershed analysis.

These models:

• predict shallow landslide stability,
• calculate the spatial distribution of salmon stock production in a stream network,
• determine solar radiation, and
• plot stream surface temperatures.

Stillwater’s Integrated Watershed Services:

• monitoring and adaptive management plans
• watershed risk rating systems
• protection measures for sensitive resources
• management plan impact assessments
• stream and riparian habitat models
• GIS-based landslide hazard maps
• technical support for agency negotiations
• cumulative impact assessments