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Using the "Small Watershed Approach," scientists at the HBEF have been trying to answer these and other questions by conducting experiments on the "experimental watersheds". On this page and the next, you will learn a little about each of these watersheds, the research conducted on them, and what it all means. First, take a look at this map and the photo. The photo shows Watershed 101 in the center with Watersheds 2 and 4 to the right. As you can see on the map, there are 10 marked watersheds, 9 of which have weirs (Watershed 101 does not have a weir). Seven of the watersheds are on one side of the Valley and face south; the other 3 are on the side that faces north. These watersheds were marked out so scientists could study forests and conduct experiments to see how entire watersheds respond to different types of disturbances and treatments.
The watershed experiments:
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