Warming of the Willamette River

For a class group project, we decided to look at the risk of elevating temperatures in the Willamette River and how it affects pacific salmon populations and habitat. Three major stressors that we focused on were the removal of riparian vegetation, alterations of flow and channel structure, and discharge from point sources.

Please visit again soon to see the posted results! In the mean time, here’s a few tables to digest.