Coldwater Science Library
Sound science is a critical component for protecting and managing our coldwater resources. This library provides information about Kiap-TU-Wish involvement with monitoring, research, management, and advocacy on behalf of our local trout streams. Our actions are also informed by a broad spectrum of scientific information provided by other local, state, and federal sources, especially governmental agencies and educational institutions. Some of these informational resources can also be found in this library. Suggestions for additions to this library should be directed to info@kiaptuwish.org.
Climate Change
- Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts: Coldwater Fish and Fisheries Working Group Report – Mitro, Lyons, and Sharma – (629 KB)
- Projected Changes in Brook Trout and Brown Trout Distribution in Wisconsin Streams in the Mid-Twenty-First Century in Response to Climate Change – Matthew Mitro (WDNR) and Others – (4 MB)
- Candidate Brook Trout Reserves – Paul Cunningham (WDNR) – (9 MB)
Driftless Area Science
- A Look Back at Driftless Area Science to Plan for Resiliency in an Uncertain Future – Dan Dauwalter – (8.1 MB)
- Nongame Wildlife Habitat Guide: Complementary Opportunities for Stream Restoration Projects – Jeff Hastings – (7.1 MB)
Kinnickinnic River
- Kinnickinnic River Thermal Monitoring Sites – Kent Johnson – (400 KB)
- Kinnickinnic River History: 1847-1995 – Kinnickinnic River Land Trust – (29 KB)
- A Summary of Water Resources Monitoring, Planning, and Management Actions in the Kinnickinnic River Watershed: 1990-2018 – Kent Johnson – (293 KB)
- Kinnickinnic River Watershed Strategic Action Plan – Kinnickinnic River Land Trust – (1.8 MB)
- Kinnickinnic River Macroinvertebrate Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future 2023 Report – Kent Johnson and Clarke Garry – (1.9 MB)
- Kinnickinnic River Macroinvertebrate Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future 2024 Chapter Presentation – Kent Johnson and Clarke Garry – (3 MB)
- A Preliminary Inventory of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Kinnickinnic River, Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Wisconsin – Clarke Garry – (7.25 MB)
- A Survey of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Kinnickinnic River of Western Wisconsin – Clarke Garry – (7.48 MB)
- In the Kinnickinnic: Stories of a River and Its Insect Life – Clarke Garry
- Upper Kinnickinnic River 2011 Bioassessment Project – Joseph Gathman and Becca Jacobson – (297 KB)
Kinnickinnic River Dams
- Thermal Impacts of Kinnickinnic River Dams and Recent Thermal Benefits of the Lake Louise Drawdown – Kent Johnson – (1.7 MB)
- A Study to Assess the Water Resource Impacts of City of River Falls (WI) Hydropower Facilities on the Kinnickinnic River – Kent Johnson – (392 KB)
- Recommended Studies to Assess the Water Resource Impacts of City of River Falls (WI) Hydropower Facilities on the Kinnickinnic River – Kent Johnson – (517 KB)
- Evaluating the Thermal and Hydrological Impacts of Kinnickinnic River Hydropower Facilities in River Falls, WI – Kent Johnson – (328 KB)
- Thermal, Hydrologic, and Water Quality Impacts of Kinnickinnic River Hydropower Impoundments – Kent Johnson – (1.3 MB)
- Lake George and Lake Louise Sediment Assessment Report – Inter-Fluve – (4.3 MB)
- Lake George-Lake Louise Sediment Assessment Report: Sediment Impact Matrix – Kent Johnson – (25 KB)
- Lake George and Lake Louise Sediment Assessment Report: Sediment Contaminants in Lake George and Lake Louise – Kent Johnson – (396 KB)
- Restoration of the Kinnickinnic River Through Dam Removal: Feasibility Report – Inter-Fluve – (6.7 MB)
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Kinnickinnic River Monitoring Plan for Dam Removal and River Restoration – Sean Morrison (Inter-Fluve) and Kent Johnson (Kiap-TU-Wish) – (2.4 MB)
- Kinnickinnic River Monitoring Plan for Dam Removal and River Restoration – Section 4: Riparian Biology Monitoring – Maggie Stahley (KinniCC) – (4.4 MB)
- Powell Falls Dam Drawdown Analysis – Inter-Fluve – (517 KB)
- Powell Falls Dam Drawdown Analysis: Appendix – Inter-Fluve – (2.9 MB)
Kinnickinnic River Stormwater Management
- City of River Falls North Kinnickinnic River Monitoring Project: 2014 Report – SEH, Inc. – (964 KB)
- Urban Stormwater Impacts on a Coldwater Resource – Kent Johnson – (489 KB)
- Managing Stormwater in Wisconsin: A Local Partnership Protects the Kinnickinnic River – Kent Johnson and Andy Lamberson – (999 KB)
- The Thermal Impacts of Stormwater on a Cold Water Resource – Kent Johnson and Andy Lamberson – (11.6 MB)
Riparian Restoration
Woods for Waters – A guide to planting riparian buffers for healthy streams.
By Cuyahoga River Restoration – Cleveland, OH
http://cuyahogariver.org/assets/riparian_buffer_guidepages.pdf
Riparian Buffers for Wildlife by Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/riparian-buffers-for-wildlife
Forested Riparian Buffer Guide by Brandywine Conservancy – Chad’s Ford, PA
https://www.brandywine.org/sites/default/files/media/BrandywineConservancy-RiparianBufferGuide.pdf
Plants for Riparian Buffers by NRCS
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_043594.pdf
Stream Monitoring References
- TUDARE Stream Monitoring Protocols for Evaluating Stream Restoration Benefits, Including Resilience to Climate Change: Assessment of Pre- and Post-Restoration Temperature and Habitat Conditions (Protocol Manual) – Jeff Hastings, Kent Johnson, Matthew Mitro – (1.7 MB)
- TUDARE Stream Monitoring Protocols for Evaluating Stream Restoration Benefits, Including Resilience to Climate Change: Assessment of Pre- and Post-Restoration Temperature and Habitat Conditions (Presentation at 2014 TUDARE Workshop) – Jeff Hastings, Kent Johnson, Matthew Mitro – (2.8 MB)
- Stream Temperature Monitoring: A Handbook for Trout Unlimited Chapters – Dan Dauwalter, Kurt Fesenmyer, Paul Holden – (625 KB)
- Procedure for Citizen Assessment of Benthic Algal Abundance in Wadeable Streams – Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc. and Friends of the Kinni – (854 KB)
- Evaluating Stream Response to Restoration – Kent Johnson – (918 KB)
- The Role of Monitoring in Stream Restoration – Kent Johnson – (754 KB)
- Angler Science in the Driftless Area, Using the Wise H2O Mobile Application: Pilot Project Report – Carter Borden, Kent Johnson, Dan Dauwalter, Sarah Borden – (4.3 MB)
- TUDARE WiseH2O Mobile Application (WiseH2O mApp): Kiap-TU-Wish Monitoring Plan – Kent Johnson – (1.3 MB)
Stream Restoration Projects
- Evaluating Trout Stream Restoration Benefits: A Case Study at Pine Creek, Wisconsin (Kiap-TU-Wish Case Study Report) – Kent Johnson – (1.6 MB)
- Evaluating Trout Stream Restoration Benefits: A Case Study at Pine Creek, Wisconsin (Presentation at 2017 Driftless Area Symposium) – Kent Johnson – (5 MB)
- Evaluating Trout Stream Restoration Benefits: A Case Study at Pine Creek, Wisconsin (Manuscript for 2017 Wild Trout Symposium) – Kent Johnson – (351 KB)
- Evaluating Trout Stream Restoration Benefits: A Case Study at Pine Creek, Wisconsin (Presentation at 2017 Wild Trout Symposium) – Kent Johnson – (5.4 MB)
