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Sarah Lowe
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Sarah Lowe
Yee, D; Lowe, S; Ross, JRM; Scelfo, GH; Conaway, C; Olund, SD. 2007. Methylmercury in Bay and Wetland Sediments of the San Francisco Bay Region.
Hunt, JA; Davis, JA; Lowe, S. 2006. Estuary News RMP Insert 2006. Estuary News.
Tjeerdema, RS; Anderson, B; Clark, S; Lowe, S; Phillips, B; Hunt, JA. 2007. Relative sensitivities of toxicity test protocols with the amphipods Eohaustorius estuarius and Ampelisca abdita. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 69, 24-31.
Yee, D; Lowe, S; Grosso, C; Ross, JRM; Franz, A; Stevanovic, P. 2007. Environmental Data Management Evaluating Internal Performance. Oakland, Ca.
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SOE07PosterGrosso_final_shrunk_0.pdf 2.78 MB
Lowe, S; Grosso, C; Ross, JRM. 2008. Exchange and Integration of Monitoring Data to Address Management Questions at Multiple Scales. Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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20080520_NWMQC_Grosso_F5.pdf 2.88 MB
Thompson, B; Lowe, S. 2008. Sediment Quality Assessments in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 574. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, Ca.
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report574.pdf 2.52 MB
Lowe, S; Harrold, KH; Connor, M; Williams, M; Kerkering, H; Farrarr, C; Eagles-Smith, C. 2008. San Francisco Estuary National Water Quality Monitoring Network Pilot Study Report. SFEI Contribution No. 548. p. 70.
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548_RMP_SFEstuaryNWQMN_PilotReport.pdf 2.81 MB
Greenfield, BK; Lowe, S. 2008. The science behind the Sediment Quality Objectives program for California bays and estuaries. Berkeley, Ca.
Collins, JN; Williams, M; Lowe, S. 2010. Third Summary Report Montezuma Wetlands Restoration Project Technical Review Team. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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3rd Montezuma TRT Summary Report 3.5 MB
Grosso, C; Bezalel, SN; Oram, JJ; Featherston, T; Ross, JRM; Sedlak, M; Franz, A; Lowe, S; Yee, D. 2009. Environmental Data Upload and Visualization Tools. Oakland, Ca.
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H3-1_Grosso_v3_0[1].pdf 8.52 MB
Lowe, S; Ridolfi, K; McKee, LJ. 2010. Monitoring Plan Petaluma River Watershed Nutrient and Bacteria Impairment Study: Employing the Reachwide Benthos Method for Stream Algae Sampling and Additional Water Column Nutrient and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Measures. Aquatic Science Center: Oakland, CA.
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20100628_Petaluma_Nutirent_Monitoring_Plan_Final.pdf 2.13 MB
Phillips, B; Anderson, B; Lowe, S. 2011. RMP Sediment Study 2009-2010 Determining Causes of Sediment Toxicity in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 626. UC-Davis, Marine Pollutions Studies Laboratory.
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Causes_of_Sed_Tox_Report_122211.pdf 1.53 MB
Lowe, S; Collins, JN; Pearce, SA; SFEI. 2013. Statistical Design, Analysis, and Graphics for the Guadalupe River Watershed Assessment 2012. SFEI Contribution No. 687. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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2_SCVWD_Guad_TechMemos_v1.3_submitted.pdf 4.88 MB
Thompson, B et al. 2011. Low levels of agreement among experts using best professional judgment to assess benthic condition in the San Francisco Estuary and Delta. Ecological Indicators, 12, 167-173.
Lowe, S; Williams, M; Robinson, A; Collins, JN; Grenier, L; Klatt, M; Bezalel, SN. 2012. Riparian Mercury Biosentinels for the San Francisco Bay Area. Sacramento, CA.
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Robinson-BayDeltaRMB_final.pdf 7.14 MB
Lowe, S. 2011. Final Project Report for the Demonstration Project in Three Critical Coastal Area Watersheds. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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CCA_Final_Project_Report_v1.1_submitted.pdf 704.69 KB
Lowe, S; Robinson, A; Frontiera, P; Cayce, K; Collins, JN. 2014. Creating Landscape Profiles of Aquatic Resource Abundance, Diversity and Condition. SFEI Contribution No. 725. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA. p. 21.
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LPTool_WhitePaper_Final_20140930.pdf 651.67 KB
Robinson, A; Slotton, D; Lowe, S; Davis, JA. 2014. North Bay Mercury Biosentinel Project (December 2014 Report). SFEI Contribution No. 738. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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North Bay Mercury Biosentinel Project 2.88 MB
Dusterhoff, SD; Collins, JN; Hale, T; Lowe, S; Kunze, M; Cayce, K. 2014. RipZET: A GIS-Based Decision Support Tool for Estimating Riparian Zones at the Watershed and/or Project Scale. Sacramento, CA.
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RipZET Dusterhoff SOE 2015 web.pdf 3.81 MB
Collins, JN; Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Roberts, C. 2014. Santa Rosa Plain Wetlands Profile: A Demonstration of the CaliforniaWetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 726. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA. p. 46.
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Santa_Rosa_Plain_Wetland_Landscape_Profile_v9_FINAL_Nov_17_2014.pdf 3.03 MB
Lowe, S; Collins, JN; Pearce, SA. 2014. Developmental Trajectory for California Tidal Marsh Restoration and Mitigation Projects.
Weisberg, SB; Thompson, B; Ranasinghe, JA; Lowe, S; Melwani, A. 2013. Benthic macrofaunal assemblages of the San Francisco Estuary and Delta, USA. Environmental Monitoring Assessment.
Lowe, S; Collins, JN; Romsos, S. 2013. Demonstration Watershed Assessment For the Tahoe Basin Using the Wetland & Riparian Area Monitoring Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 703. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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703 Tahoe Report Revised 2014 14.45 MB
Pearce, SA; Lowe, S; Collins, JN. 2016. Relationship between wetland size and CRAM condition scores for depressional wetlands.
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Task 2 Wetland Size and Condition.pdf 652.08 KB
Lowe, S; Salomon, M; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN; Titus, D. 2016. Upper Pajaro River Watershed Condition Assessment 2015. Technical memorandum prepared for the Santa Clara Valley Water District - Priority D5 Project. SFEI Contribution No. 810. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p. 60.
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UpperPajaroWS_2015memo 6.46 MB
Lowe, S; Salomon, M. 2015. Statistical Design, Analysis and Guidance on the Pajaro and Lower Peninsula Watershed Assessments: TASK 2: Basis of Assessment Memorandum Review Existing GIS Data & Develop Stream Assessment Study Designs for the Pajaro and Lower Peninsula Watersheds . SFEI Contribution No. 762.
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TASK 2 Memo_Basis of Assessment Memo_20151002 final.pdf 1.42 MB
Lowe, S et al. 2015. Stream Health of the Coyote Creek and Guadalupe River Watersheds using WRAMP.
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Lowe CRAM Pajaro FINAL web.pdf 5.69 MB
Pearce, SA; Lowe, S; Collins, JN. 2016. Relationship between wetland condition, stress, and buffer.
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Task 4 CRAM Stress Index.pdf 15.06 MB
Lowe, S. 2015. Project: Statistical Design, Analysis and Guidance on the Pajaro and Lower Peninsula Watershed Assessments. TASK 3: GRTS Survey Designs and Sample Draws Memorandum – Pajaro and Lower Peninsula Watersheds. SFEI Contribution No. 763.
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TASK 3 Memo_GRTS Design and Sample Draw_20151002 final.pdf 641.94 KB
Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN. 2017. A Watershed Approach to Restoration and Mitigation Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Based on the Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan (WRAMP): Addendum to the Upper Pajaro River Watershed Assessment 2015. SFEI Contribution No. 818. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 30.
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Llagas Creek Flood Control Project_WRAMP Mitigation planning example using CRAM 2 MB
Lowe, S; Sim, L; Shusterman, G; Grosso, C; Collins, JN. 2016. Enhancements to EcoAtlas’ CRAM analysis tools: Habitat Development Curves and Ecoregional Cumulative Distribution Function plots (CDFs).
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Task 6 New EcoAtlas analysis features based on CRAM.pdf 4 MB
Lowe, S. 2017. MS4 2009 Permit Monitoring Results (2010-2015) Summary of Sonoma County Water Agency’s Data for two Sites in Santa Rosa Creek. SFEI Contribution No. 832. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 35.
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SCWA2009_MS4_WQResults_Memo_Final_832.pdf 1.43 MB
Lowe, S; Salomon, M; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN; Titus, D. 2017. Lower Peninsula Watershed Condition Assessment 2016: Southwest San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara County, San Francisquito to Stevens Creeks. Technical memorandum prepared for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. SFEI Contribution No. 809. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. p. 53.
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LwrPenWatershedConditionMemo_20171116.pdf 5.17 MB
McKee, LJ et al. 2017. Long-term variation in concentrations and mass loads in a semi-arid watershed influenced by historic mercury mining and urban pollutant sources. Science of The Total Environment, 605-606, 482-497.
Collins, JN; Lowe, S. 2016. Framework to coordinate water quality improvement and wildlife habitat conservation to protect California streams, wetlands, and riparian areas. <p>Project funded by an USEPA Wetland Program Development Grant (Region 9) #99T05901: Framework for Coordinated Assessment of CA Wildlife Habitat and Aquatic Resource Areas</p>. SFEI Contribution No. 776. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p. 89.
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WRAMP for Wildlife 6.62 MB
Wu, J; Kauhanen, P; Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN. 2017. Demonstration of a Watershed Approach to Wetland Restoration Planning for Load Reductions: A Pilot Demonstration Project Using GreenPlan-IT in the Santa Rosa Plain, Sonoma County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 996. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA.
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1. Wetland Beneficial Use Protection: Pilot Demonstration Project 761.48 KB
2. Synthesis of Literature on Wetland Assimilation Capacities, Models, and Pollutant Loads... 420.02 KB
3.A. Simulating Wetland Assimilation Capacity in the Lower Santa Rosa Creek Watershed Pilot Demonstration Area Using HSPF Model 1.29 MB
3.B. Demonstration of a Watershed Approach to Wetland Restoration Planning Using GreenPlan-IT 1.67 MB
4. Evaluating Wetland Beneficial Uses At Project and Watershed Scales 2.09 MB
Lowe, S; Salomon, M; Pearce, SA. 2016. Lower Peninsula Watershed Condition Assessment 2016. Technical memorandum prepared for the Santa Clara Valley Water District - Priority D5 Project. SFEI Contribution No. 809. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p. 49.
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LwrPenWatershedAssessment2016 5.17 MB
Lowe, S; Salomon, M; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN; Titus, D. 2019. West Valley Watershed Assessment 2018: Baseline Ecological Condition Assessment of Southwest San Francisco Bay Creeks in Santa Clara County; Calabazas, San Tomas Aquino, Saratoga, Sunnyvale East and West. SFEI Contribution No. 944. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond.
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SCVWD West Valley Watershed Assessment 2019 5.02 MB
McKee, LJ; Pearce, SA; Gilbreath, A; Lowe, S; Hunt, JA. 2018. A Menu of Fire Response Water Quality Monitoring Options and Recommendations for Water Year 2019 and Beyond. SFEI Contribution No. 889. San Francisco Estuary Institute : Richmond, CA.
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Post-Fire Menu of Monitoring Options_Final..pdf 1.45 MB
Lowe, S; Kauhanen, P. 2019. Prioritizing Candidate Green Infrastructure Sites within the City of Ukiah: A Demonstration of the Site Locator Tool of GreenPlan-IT. Report prepared for the City of Ukiah Department of Public Works under Supplemental Environmental Project # R1-018-0024. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA.
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City of Ukiah GreenPlan-IT Site Locator Tool Demonstration Memo 2019 1.62 MB
Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Salomon, M; Collins, JN; Titus, D. 2020. Santa Clara County Five Watersheds Assessment: A Synthesis of Ecological Data Collection and Analysis Conducted by Valley Water. SFEI Contribution No. 963. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 71.
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Synthesis Memo Final v2020_04_22_submitted_StandardQ.pdf 6.25 MB
Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Titus, D. 2020. Coyote Creek Watershed Reassessment 2020 Ambient Stream Condition Survey Design and Monitoring Plan: A Review of the Original 2010 Survey Design and Development of the 2020 Reassessment Strategy. SFEI Contribution No. 1055. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 18.
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Coyote Creek 2020 Reassessment Strategy and Monitoring Plan.pdf 1.7 MB
Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; Kauhanen, P; Collins, JN; Titus, D. 2021. Coyote Creek Watershed Reassessment 2020: 10-Year Reassessment of the Ecological Condition of Streams Applying the California Rapid Assessment Method, Santa Clara County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 1043. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 131.
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CoyCrk_2020_Reassessment_Rpt 59.63 MB
Grosso, C; Lowe, S; Pearce, SA; O’Connor, K; Teunis, L; Stein, ED; Siu, J; Scianni, M. 2023. WRAMP Training and Outreach Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1136. p. 39.
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WRAMP Training and Outreach Plan - June 2023.pdf 5.8 MB
Lowe, S; Huck, K; Misico, A; Scirbe, L; Sussman, D. 2023. Lahontan Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program’s 20-Year Water Quality Review and Program Recommendations. SFEI Contribution No. 1110. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond. CA. p. 137.
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Lahontan SWAMP 20-Year Retrospective Water Quality Report 2023 13.45 MB
Grosso, C; Lowe, S; Pearce, SA. 2024. Fact Sheet: How to Generate a Watershed Profile in EcoAtlas. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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Fact Sheet EcoAtlas Watershed Profile 2024 1.87 MB
Pearce, SA; Lowe, S; Gilbreath, A; Kauhanen, P; Vaughn, LS; Symonds, J; McKee, LJ. 2023. McCosker Creek Restoration and Public Access Project: Alder Creek Daylighting Additional Monitoring Elements - Final Report. SFEI Contribution No. 1157. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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FINAL McCosker Creek Restoration Project Additional Monitoring Elements Report.pdf 8.07 MB