Rocky Mountain Research Station

Boris Poff
Hydrologist

General Research Interests

• Multi-Criterion Decision Making in Natural Resource Management
• Issues in Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
• Forest Restoration, as it pertains to Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
• Fire Ecology, as it pertains to Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management

Current Research Projects

• Interior West Riparian Threats Assessment

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of Beaver Creek Experimental Watershed data  (Work is performed in collaboration between the RMRS AWA and the Hydrology Lab at Northern Arizona University’s School of Forestry.)

• Monitoring the long term forest run-off effects of the Upper Beaver Creek Watershed Fuel Reduction Project.

• The effects of fire and fire surrogate treatments on soil moisture availability in southwestern ponderosa pine forests.

Past Research Projects

• Created annotated bibliographies for nine Experimental Watersheds in Arizona in order to make past research available to present and future generations. The nine Experimental Watersheds are: Battle Flat, Castle Creek, Mingus Mountain, Seven Springs, Sierra Ancha, Thomas Creek, Three Bar, Whitespar and Willow Creek

• Analyzed the merit of utilizing Global Positioning Systems to delineate watersheds for watershed research and management.

Outcomes of Past Research and Technology Transfer

• Creation of the the USA Man and Biosphere website.

Key/Special Assignments

• Data collection, monitoring and maintenance of the active gauging stations in the Beaver Creek Experimental Watershed.  Active Watersheds include WS9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 85, 86, & 87.
   

 

Access the Man and Biosphere Program (MAB). The MAB Program is an interdisciplinary research effort directed toward providing information for the solution of natural resources and environmental issues. As an intergovernmental program, MAB presents an opportunity for international cooperation and a focus for the coordination of related programs aimed at improving the management of natural resources and the environment.