watervulnerability

Sawtooth National Forest Watershed Vulnerability Assessment, Intermountain Region (R4))
FOREST CONTEXT
The unit and area assessed is the Sawtooth National Forest (SNF) and Sawtooth National Recreation Area
within the Upper Salmon Subbasin (4th HUC) located in Idaho in the Intermountain Region (R4) of the
USFS (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Location of Upper Salmon Subbasin and Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where watershed
vulnerability assessment was completed
PARTNERS
Trout Unlimited and Rocky Mountain Research Station
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVE
The assessment objective was to determine what influence climate change may have on infrastructure and
key aquatic species (bull trout) within the Upper Salmon basin on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
SCALE OF ANALYSIS
The scale of the analysis used in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area; Upper Salmon Subbasin
assessment was HUC-6 (12-digit) subwatersheds.
159 Assessing the Vulnerability of Watersheds to Climate Change