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Development of a Decision Support System for John Day Reservoir

Scientists at the Columbia River Research Laboratory and the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center are developing geographic information system, or GIS, based tools to assist managers with making decisions regarding the natural resources in and around the John Day Reservoir. The reservoir hosts many species of fish and wildlife, including More...

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Community Structure and Adaptive Strategies of Fungi in Geothermal Soils

There are approximately 500,000 abandoned mines in the western US. Collectively, these mines pollute rivers, streams, and western reservoirs with millions of tons of metals annually that degrade aquatic habitat and water used by humans for drinking, recreation, and irrigation. However, there is great potential in decreasing or eliminating the flow More...

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