Remote sensing techniques and applications for restoration planning and monitoring
Instructors: Eric Berntsen – Kalispel Tribe, Reid Camp – Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, Stephanie Hallock – Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Thom Hardy – Watershed Systems Group, Jeanne McFall and Cody Marschner – RIVHAB Engineering and Earthworks, and Francine Mejia and Christian Torgersen – US Geological Survey
Date and Time: March 3, 2026; Full Day (8 am – 5 pm)
Location: Snake River Events Center
Maximum Number of Participants: 50
Remote sensing techniques can reduce assessment costs and increase the spatial coverage within watersheds of interest. With increased availability of remotely sensed imagery and high-resolution digital elevation models based on remote sensing techniques (e.g., LiDAR), field-based assessments can be combined with remote sensing analyses using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. This full day workshop will include an overview of remote sensing (why, what, when, where, and how) as well as real life applications related to water temperature, riparian areas, aquatic habitat, geomorphology, and stream and wetland design and monitoring. This workshop assumes that participants have a basic knowledge of GIS concepts.