Pacific Northwest National Lab

Lower Columbia River and Estuary Restoration Reference Site Study: 2010 Final Report and Site Summaries

This report summarizes data collected from 2007 - 2010 from 43 wetland sites in the lower Columbia River and estuary (LCRE) considered to represent “reference” or relatively undisturbed conditions. The purpose of this study was to provide data from a suite of reference wetlands that would serve as a baseline of wetland conditions, reduce uncertainties regarding the factors controlling these wetlands, provide data to inform restoration design, and enable the evaluation of restoration action effectiveness monitoring.

A Programmatic Plan for Restoration Action Effectiveness Monitoring and Research in the Lower Columbia River and Estuary: Final Draft 2013

This document presents a plan for a programmatic approach to action effectiveness monitoring and research (AEMR5) that regional stakeholders can implement to support the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program (CEERP6) and the broader estuary restoration effort. The “actions” are habitat restoration projects in the lower Columbia River and estuary (LCRE). The objective of AEMR is to determine the success of restoration actions at site, landscape, and estuary-wide scales in terms of improved ecosystem functionality, especially as it relates to juvenile salmon performance.