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Utah Geological Survey monitoring finds pinyon‑juniper treatments, stream restoration and BDAs can raise groundwater and springflow locally
Summary
UGS described paired‑watershed hydrologic monitoring of WRI restoration projects and reported localized increases in groundwater elevation and duration after treatments; Beaver Dam Analogs increased stream–aquifer exchange at study reaches but large watershed climate signals complicate detection of downstream flow effects.
Utah Geological Survey researchers reported monitoring results from five WRI‑funded hydrologic studies and a separate Beaver Dam Analog (BDA) study, showing measurable local groundwater and springflow increases after treatments but noting large climate variability complicates watershed‑scale impacts.
UGS hydrogeologist Emily summarized five paired‑basin monitoring efforts: three pinyon‑juniper treatment sites (Tintock Valley, Montezuma Creek, Grouse Creek) and two stream restorations (3 Creeks grazing/allotment consolidation and Burning Creek, presented separately by a colleague). Methods included spring and streamflow…
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