Originally Posted By: MartyMoose
In developed areas how much of that heat is due to stormwater drain off from large parking lots, driveways, and other cement or blacktopped property? Is there any data that you know of that could answer that?



Clearcuts and insufficient stream buffers are the primary factors for poor water quality in the PNW, but your correct urbanization has had a negative effect as well.
It's not an either or situation, we can protect anchor fish habitat and harvest timber, we just need the will to make it happen.


Edited by freespool (07/14/11 02:21 PM)