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VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK
PLEASE READ: Protocol changes since publication of 2008 Handbook
Program Overview
Field Procedures -- Table of Contents
Safety
Team Rhythm and Stream Etiquette
Quality Assurance
Compass Use
Basic Quarterly Monitoring:
Water Chemistry-General Guidelines
Air Temperature
Turbidity
pH
Multimeter-Temp, DO, Conductivity, Salinity
Flow
Photos
Camera Use
Fish and Wildlife Signs
Noxious Weeds
Biological Monitoring (Other than Fish, Wildlife, & Weeds):
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling
Grab Sampling for Lab Analysis (Bacteria, Nitrates, etc)
Physical Habitat Monitoring: Note: All physical habitat parameters other than Bank Stability became optional in 2005, pending further research; for details, see "Physical habitat sampling plan" section on the following page of Streamkeepersī website: http://www.clallam.net/streamkeepers/html/program_planning.htm
Bank Stability
Gradient
Establishing Cross Section Monuments
Bankfull
Cross Section Survey
Large Woody Debris
Erosion/Revetment Survey
Pools Survey
Pebble Count
Canopy Closure (Single-Point)
Canopy Type Percentages (Reach-Wide)
Conifer Stem Count
New Projects, Teams, and Sites:
Sampling Plan Design
New Site/Reach Establishment
Sampling Site Sketch Map
Reach Map
Streamwalk -- Rapid Bio-Assessment Procedure
Field Data Forms
Limiting Factors
How Our Data Are Used
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