Protocols 10252015
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Protocols Chosenfor Watershed Assessment:
Process & Justifications By Mary P.
The hardest part is the choosing.
Where do I start?
Overwhelmed – Internet maze
Found reasonable procedures; Confused –
overlap; age group. Fit my plan?
Searched & ordered
fundamental kits & equipment
Read more; bought ancillaries
To choose protocols,
I had to have my overall plan and know some things about my stream already; and
I had to be aware of what equipment was available, affordable, and practical timewise.
Various kits included equipment that covered some procedures but not others;
so before I could order, I needed to know if those procedures fit into my plan;
which meant I had to refresh/learn about various procedures from several sources.
• So I found myself in a sort of loop . . .
Chosen! then mixed & tweaked as needed
• Macroinvertebrate collection & id
Simpler kick-net than other procedures Beautiful drawings by Jennifer Gillies Overall format & readability is nice. Thorough, yet straightforward
Carlsen, W., Trautmann, N., Krasny, M., & Cunningham, C. (2004). Watershed Dynamics, Student Edition and Teachers’ Manual. Arlington: NSTA Press.
• Protocol 9: Aquatic Chemistry
Mention of “time series” sampling plan: it’s rained so frequently lately + possible sewage contamination would make abefore-during-after rain series interesting.
Gave instructions for how to lower bottleduring dissolved oxygen procedure
Had nice Aquatic Chemistry Reference Sheet
• Good points, but I ultimately kit instructions
WVDEP. (2012). West Virginia Save Our Streams Program Level-One Standard Operating Procedures Manual. Charleston: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Available at http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/getinvolved/sos/Documents/SOPs/LevelOneSOPs.pdf
USEPA. (1997). Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual [modified by WV Department of Environmental Protection]. Washington, DC: United States Environmental Protection Agency. Available at http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/getinvolved/sos/Documents/Manual/EPAMethodsManual.pdf
• Chapter 5.1 Stream Flow
Was an easy go-to sheet to grab and go
Task 1 list just what I needed Width (for subsequent depth & cross-
sectional area) divided into quarters(significance explained in later
assignment)
After the protocols, chose some equipment:
A few things for water chemistry
String, tape measure, stakes, & scissors used to establish a transect.
Note to self:
Apply for a Scientific Collecting
Permit (WV Code 20-2-50)
Got it Oct. 7!
Now I can survey the benthos.