Overview of VBET from NRCS CEAP Webinar

Created by Joseph Wheaton, Modified on Thu, 2 May at 8:02 PM by Joseph Wheaton

This is a Conservation Outcomes Webinar for CEAP - NRCS. We're posting here simply as it provides a little introduction to the next generation of production grade VBET (3.1.0 and beyond). Extra slides are included in this PDF of the presentation.

Abstract:

Healthy riverscapes, with connected floodplains and rich riparian wetlands, are critical pieces of natural infrastructure that reduce the risk of floods, drought, and wildfire, and increase the resiliency of water resources, working lands, and rural economies. Managing rivers and streams as systems that include riparian wetlands helps maximize these benefits.
On May 2 at 2:00 p.m. eastern, Dr. Joseph Wheaton with Utah State University’s Department of Watershed Sciences and Jeremy Maestas, a Sagebrush Ecosystems Specialist with the NRCS Western National Technical Support Center, will share new findings on effectively targeting wetland restorations in the riverscapes of the intermountain West during our free, one-hour Conservation Outcomes Webinar.
This webinar will provide key takeaways from a study, co-developed by Utah State University and USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project, on leveraging the Valley Bottom Extraction Tool (VBET) to identify current wetland and riverscape health in key Western U.S. watersheds, create tools to inform conservation, and document outcomes of restoration efforts. Findings may be used to support conservation planning and assessment, and on-the-ground management decisions, in riverscapes across the region.
No registration is required. You may access the webinar via Microsoft Teams shortly before 2:00 p.m. eastern on May 2 by clicking "Join May 2 Webinar" below. Users on smartphones may need to download Microsoft Teams in advance.

Slides:

Wheaton, J., Maestas, J., & Prenger, J. (2024, May 2). Mapping Riverscapes to Support Productive and Resilient Working Lands. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11100131

Video will post in a few weeks on CEAP Webinar Pages.

Temporarily, here is a practice talk: