The EPSCoR MILES program builds Idaho's capacity to study complex social-ecological processes, especially those associated with water demand and valuation of ecosystem services. This research characterizes patterns and identifies social drivers of urban growth and ecological change, including valuable ecosystem services.
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This 2015 dataset includes water quality information for private drinking wells sampled in the Lower Portneuf River Valley (LPRV) aquifer located in Pocatello, Idaho. This dataset includes the spatial locations and measured concentrations of...
The Portneuf River Channel in Pocatello, Idaho through approximately 100 years of change (from 1934 to 2013) is a series of polygons of the river channel and associated cut-off channels and meanders. Each data set from 1934 to 2013 are digitized...
The following description is the calculation of daily total residue loads using the non-parametric smearing method, see references below. 15 minute interval stages were converted to discharge values using the rating curve equation developed by T...
The following description is the calculation of daily phosphorus loads using the non-parametric smearing method, see references below. 15 minute interval stages were converted to discharge values using the rating curve equation developed by T....
Water quality data collected 1 meter below surface over 8-10 hours overnight at five locations in Hells Canyon NRA. Parameters include pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, temperature.
Total phosphorus (TP) nutrient calculations for Coeur d’Alene Lake tributaries in Idaho, USA were modeled using ordinary least squares (OLS). Results were revised from a March 2016 model using updated stream and loading data. The revised...
Idaho, USA has a high percentage of federally owned land (over 60%), strong gradients in elevation and latitude, diverse landscape types and uses, the third fastest growing population in the United States, and is one of the most agriculturally...
Ecosystem Services and Idaho’s Farmers - The purpose of this research is to examine how farmers in southeastern Idaho use and value ecosystem services. This project involved interviewing a sample of thirty farmers in southeastern Idaho about...
A social survey was conducted in the Fernan Lake watershed in Idaho to understand how people interact with the landscape around them. Blue-green algae growth occurs naturally, but human activities can significantly increase the frequency of...
This dataset includes the interview questions and responses of 20 stakeholders when asked about river restoration. Stakeholders include scientists, interest groups, leaders, professionals, government and NGO employees, and activists; they are...