The USDA-USFS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab Technology Transfer
program is a shared program established in 1990 between Forest Service
regions 1, 4, 6, and the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Its focus is
on improving the communication between researchers and
practitioners/managers to meet two primary objectives:
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Provide timely awareness and delivery of relevant knowledge, technical
tools and procedures to assist land managers and practitioners address
current and emerging fisheries/aquatic issues
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Ensure researchers and practitioners/managers were
working together to define knowledge gaps and needed research, tools and
procedures.
Approximately 40% of the program consists of a mandated component,
management of the
PACFISH/INFISH
Implementation Monitoring Program and database (training, support,
collection, storage, retrieval) for annual and long-term reporting out
to the Interior Columbia River Basin Deputy Team. The remainder of the
program focuses on defining and addressing short and long-term priority
practitioner needs for carrying out
multi-scale assessments and
planning, and the development of conservation and restoration strategies
to assist in the protection, maintenance and restoration of T.E.S fish
species and stream-riparian environments.
Research products are delivered through publications, handbooks, models,
synthesis documents, workshops, meetings, field reviews and
consultations, with primary emphasis on web downloadable products.
For more information see our
Briefing Paper
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