Barten, Paul K.
Associate Professor 
413-545-4853
219 Holdsworth Hall
Email:pkbartenpkbarten(at)nrc.umass.edu
Links: Personal Website, Curriculum Vitae
Primary interests
The current focus of my research is the development and application of GIS-based analytical methods to identify critical areas for conservation, restoration, and stormwater management in large, diverse watersheds. The primary motivation for this work is the protection of drinking water supplies and aquatic ecosystems in collaboration with local communities, water utilities, non-governmental organizations (such as the Trust for Public Land and The Nature Conservancy), and state and federal agencies. Other ongoing work includes the integration of land cover, community water system and population data with sprawl forecasts for 2030 in a regional GIS to help prioritize watershed protection and forest conservation efforts in the 20-state Northeastern Area ( http://www.na.fs.fed.us/watershed/index.shtm ). For almost 20 years my graduate students and I also have completed a wide range of field and modeling projects that focus on the links between land use, streamflow, water quality, and aquatic habitat.
Current Projects
- Hydrologic effects of forest management and land use change
- East-wide assessment of forests, water supplies, and human impact
- Application of the Watershed Forest Management Information System (WFMIS) in the Northeastern Area (various watersheds)
- Watershed Forest Management Guidebook (with Thom Kyker-Snowman)
Courses Taught
Forest Futures Seminar
Forests & People (and Honors Colloquium)
Forest and Wetland Hydrology
Forest Resources Management
Land Use and Watershed Management
Recent Publications
Refereed:
National Research Council (in review). Hydrologic Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape. Water Science and Technology Board, National Academies Press, Washington, DC. (Spring 2008)
Zhang, Y., R. Sugumaran, P. K. Barten, and R. Kauten, (in press) Web-WMPI: a Web-based Watershed Management Spatial Decision Support System. Environmental Management
de la Crétaz, A.L. and P.K. Barten. 2007. Land Use Effects on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Northeastern United Status. Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL , 319 pp. http://www.crcpress.com/ (search on 9187)
National Research Council. 2004. Atlantic Salmon in Maine . Environmental Studies and Toxicology and Ocean Science Boards, National Academies Press, Washington , DC , 275 pp. ( http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10892.html )
Barten, P.K. and C.E. Ernst. 2004. Land conservation and watershed protection for source protection. Journal of the American Water Works Association 96(4):121-135.
Barten, P.K., D. Damery, P. Catanzaro, J. Fish, S. Campbell , A. Fabos, and L. Fish. 2001. Massachusetts Family Forests: Birth of a Landowner Cooperative. J. of Forestry 99(3):23-30
Platt, R.H., P.K. Barten, and M.J. Pfeffer., 2000. A Full, Clean Glass? Managing New York City ’s Watersheds. Environment 42(5):8-20.
National Research Council., 2000. Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing New York City ’s Approach. Water Science and Technology Board, National Academies Press, Washington , DC , 549 pp. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9677
Rothrock. J.A., P.K. Barten, and G.L. Ingman., 1998. Land use, aquatic biointegrity, and management in the Blackfoot River watershed, Montana . Journal of the American Water Resources Association 34(3):1-17.
Other:
Ferrare, K.A., D. Welsch, W. Frament, T. Luther, and P.K. Barten.., (in press) Best Management Practice (BMP) Monitoring Manual—Desk Reference: Implementation and Effectiveness for Protection of Water Resources. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area Technical Report,NA-FR-02-07. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/watershed/bmp.shtm
Gregory, P.E., Y. Zhang, and P.K. Barten. 2007. Watershed Forest Management Information System (WFMIS) Users Guide: Version 1.0, University of Massachusetts-U.S. Forest Service Watershed Partnership , Amherst , MA , 87 pp. http://www.wetpartnership.org/softwareapps.html
Gregory, P.E., Y. Zhang, and P.K. Barten. 2007. An Overview of the Watershed Forest Management Information System (WFMIS), 4 pp. http://www.wetpartnership.org/Publications/WFMIS%20overview.pdf
Barten, P.K. 2007. Conservation of Forests and Water in New England …Again. New England Forests (Spring 2007), New England Forestry Foundation, 4 pp. http://www.wetpartnership.org/publications.html
Barten, P.K. 2006. Why Forests Provide the Best Protection of Water Resources. New England Forests (Winter 2006), New England Forestry Foundation, 2 pp. http://www.wetpartnership.org/publications.html
Current student projects
Water Quality BMP Monitoring Protocol Management Information System, Kristina Ferrare, MS.
Application of the WFMIS to the Barkhamsted [ Hartford Water Supply] Forest , Paul Gregory, MS.
Source Water Protection in Small Communities, Kary Garcia-Robledo , MS
