Research
Habitat, sediment, and limiting-factor assessments for watershed councils and agencies. Fieldwork, sampling, and analysis follow the agreed scope when needed.
- Habitat assessments
- Sediment and shade
- Limiting factors
Demeter Design · Watershed planning
Habitat and resource research and planning for community-based organizations.
Quote-only. We reply with scope and timeline.
What we do
Watershed councils, agencies, and community groups bring a question. We study it, rank the options, and write the plan.
Habitat, sediment, and limiting-factor assessments for watershed councils and agencies. Fieldwork, sampling, and analysis follow the agreed scope when needed.
Ranks restoration reaches using habitat data, surveys, GIS, and existing reports, so the work starts where it matters most.
Supporting method: GIS and mapping. Drinking-water and housing overlays, passage, and habitat maps that explain the resource visually.
The action plan is the written packet after the research: the plan a council can fund, with restoration priorities for the work plan.
Completed projects
Each project pairs research and analysis with maps that explain the resource. Select a thumbnail to open the full map sheet.
Undersized and failing culverts limit fish movement even when few absolute barriers exist.
A ranked restoration-habitat map for the work plan, built from habitat data, surveys, and existing reports.
Screened overwintering and summer rearing so field days follow the map.
Sediment, shade, and habitat complexity across the upper stream network, prepared for the Bureau of Land Management.
Research library
Cara’s published watershed papers for Nestucca, Siuslaw, Netarts, and other Oregon Coast basins. Download the PDF when we have it; otherwise open Academia.
Request a quote
Ask for research, analysis, or a plan. We reply with scope and timeline. Fieldwork follows the agreed scope when needed.