Fellow Project: Reaches of Opportunity--Boosting Environmental Flows and Fish Conservation at Low Societal Water Cost in the Southern Great Plains
Learn about the research of Sean Emmons, a 2019 Science to Action Fellow.
Fellow Information
- Sean Emmons, University of Oklahoma
- Fellowship: 2019 Science to Action Fellow
- Mentor: Abby Lynch, National CASC
Project Summary
Intensifying conflicts between societal water needs and environmental flows in drought-prone river basins highlights a need for decision-support tools to aid decision makers in choosing where and when to invest scarce resources. However, uncertainty across future climate scenarios complicates decision making processes. Sean aims to help guide decision makers through this process by identifying locations in the Red River in the southern Great Plains where environmental flows can be boosted to benefit fish populations while not impeding societal water resources. Sean’s project will gauge the perspectives of water resource and fisheries managers on the impacts of climate change on water resource and fisheries management and produce a decision-support tool that aids water resource and fisheries managers in prioritizing the best locations and times to boost environmental flows or perform fisheries management actions.
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Learn about the research of Sean Emmons, a 2019 Science to Action Fellow.
Fellow Information
- Sean Emmons, University of Oklahoma
- Fellowship: 2019 Science to Action Fellow
- Mentor: Abby Lynch, National CASC
Project Summary
Intensifying conflicts between societal water needs and environmental flows in drought-prone river basins highlights a need for decision-support tools to aid decision makers in choosing where and when to invest scarce resources. However, uncertainty across future climate scenarios complicates decision making processes. Sean aims to help guide decision makers through this process by identifying locations in the Red River in the southern Great Plains where environmental flows can be boosted to benefit fish populations while not impeding societal water resources. Sean’s project will gauge the perspectives of water resource and fisheries managers on the impacts of climate change on water resource and fisheries management and produce a decision-support tool that aids water resource and fisheries managers in prioritizing the best locations and times to boost environmental flows or perform fisheries management actions.