The Hydropower Reform Coalition and the National Park Service are proud to release "Flows and Recreation: A Guide to Studies for River Professionals."
The guide consolidates cutting-edge instream flow science for recreation on regulated rivers. It updates and supplements the National Park Service 1993 guide, "Instream Flows for Recreation: A Handbook on Concepts and Research Methods." Thirteen years later, however, our guide is in full color with illustrative photos and graphs.
Written by leading recreational flow scientists Doug Whittaker of Confluence Research, Bo Shelby of Oregon State University, and John Gangemi of OASIS Environmental, "Flows and Recreation" will help dedicated river recreationists and managers understand and select methodologies that suit the river’s unique circumstances. The guide takes a phased approach to determining optimal flow regimes to match recreational interests without compromising natural river values.
Dams and other flow control structures were built to allow us to regulate rivers and water. Today, with increased understanding and interest in river health and recreation, instream flow science is helping us evaluate how to bring rivers back to a more natural regime for maximum public value. Recreation is an important consideration in any new flow management scheme.
"Flows and Recreation: A Guide to Studies for River Professionals" is free and available upon request.
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