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Scientific Research

Phase 1 Geomorphic Assessment of the Batten Kill Main-Stem and Major Tributaries. Feburary 6, 2004. Shane Jaquith & Mike Kline, VT DEC River Management Program, John Field, Field Geology Services, and Jim Henderson, Bennington County Regional Commission. This report is available here with the permission of the Vermont River Management Program, Water Quality Division, of the VT DEC/VT ANR.

Phase 2 Geomorphic Assessment of the Batten Kill, Vermont. Prepared by John J. Field, Field Geology Services, Farmington, ME. Submitted to River Management Program. Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. December 2005. This report is available here with the permission of the Vermont River Management Program, Water Quality Division, of the VT DEC/VT ANR.

DRAFT -- Phase 3 Geomorphic Assessment of the Batten Kill, Vermont -- "River Corridor Planning on the Batten Kill, Vermont" -- DRAFT (NB: Tables & Figues are a separate download.) Prepared by John J. Field, Field Geology Services, Farmington, ME. Submitted to River Management Program. Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. February 2007. This report is available here with the permission of the Vermont River Management Program, Water Quality Division, of the VT DEC/VT ANR.

For more details on River Corridor Planning, Protection and Restoration, and Geomorphic Assessment, refer to the River Management Section of Water Quality Division of the VT DEC/ANR.

Changes on the Batten Kill, Vermont Since 1860 as Documented by Historic Photographs. John Field, University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME.

Posters from Batten Kill Scientific Open House (Fall 2005)

Batten Kill Mass Failure Montitoring - Roaring Branch Confluence and Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dan McKinley, Scott Wixsom and Chris Alexopoulos, U.S. Forest Service - Green Mountain National Forest.

Insights from Population Modeling on the Cause of Brown Trout Decline. Kristian S. Omland & Donna Parrish, U.S. Geological Survey, Vermont Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, The University of Vermont.

Assessment of Adult Brown Trout Cover in the Batten Kill. Kenneth M. Cox, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department & Scott Wixsom, U.S. Forest Service - Green Mountain National Forest.

Fine Sediment Monitoring in the Batten Kill Basin. Keith H. Nislow, USDAFS - NERS & Scott Wixsom, Steve Roy, Chris Alexopoulos, USDAFS - GMNF.

Fish Pathogen Investigation on the Batten Kill - p1. Thomas Jones & Barb Johnston, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service.

Fish Pathogen Investigation on the Batten Kill - p2. Thomas Jones & Barb Johnston, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service.

Geomorphic Assessment of the Batten KIll, VT: Channel Adjustments to Past River Activities. John Field, Field Geology Services & Mike Kline and Shannon Hill, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation River Management Program.

Habitat Inventory of the Batten Kill Main Stem. Chris Bernier, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Analysis of Hydrologic Regimes in the Batten Kill Basin. Keith Nislow, USDAFS - NERS, Frank J. Magilligan, Dartmouth College of Geography.

Wild Brown Trout Population Trends in the Batten Kill, 1984-2005. Kenneth M. Cox, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Wild Brown Trout Seasonal Movements, Behavior and Habitat Use in the Batten Kill Watershed. Kenneth M. Cox, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Batten Kill Summer Temperature Monitoring. Kenneth M. Cox, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department,Scott Wixsom, U.S. Forest Service - Green Mountain National Forest.

A Comparative Assessment of the Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Characteristics of the Batten Kill with Several Other Wild Trout Streams in Vermont. Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Biomonitoring and Aquatic Studies Section. (Detailed Report)