AZrivers - workshop

Arizona Rivers Workshops

Workshops are being developed to promote locally based monitoring and collaborations between teachers, students, water professionals, and other volunteer river monitors. The first workshop will be held Aug. 6-8 at Phoenix College. Travel stipends are available.

First Workshop - Phoenix College - Aug 6-8, 2007

Description (pdf)
Agenda (pdf)
Presentations (pdf)
- Arizona Rivers overview (Washburne): slides (556k), handouts (170k)
- Riparian Intro (Ortiz-Barney): slides (6367k), 2/page (2517k), handouts (954k)
- Service at Salado (Salata): slides (677k), handouts (167k)
- GLOBE introduction - old (Washburne): slides (1113k), handouts (346k)
- GLOBE - web site (new): slides (1113k), handouts (346k)
- Site mapping (Schlinger): slides (1343k), handouts (k)
- Channel morphology (Schlinger): slides (2107k), handouts (111k)
- Ephemeral drainages (Haberkorn): slides (621k), handouts (297k)
- Stream flow dynamics (Schlinger): slides (1157k), handouts (k)
- Macroinvertebrates (new): slides (k), handouts (k)
- Water Quality Intro (Whitaker): slides (236k), handouts (160k)
- Ecologic sampling (Pepe): slides (k), handouts (k)
- Bird surveys (new): slides (k), handouts (k)
Handouts and links
- GLOBE temperature sampling activity
- GLOBE GPS familiarization activity
- GLOBE GPS data sheet
- GLOBE data entry
- Sampling site sketch map procedure
- HWHP: Benthic Bugs and Bioassessment activity (please contact AZ Project WET for HWHP book)
- Earthforce: Benthic Collection procedure
- GLOBE leaf classification activity (link to original)
- Collecting plant specimens procedure
- Rio Salado plant guide (Phoenix College)
- GLOBE freshwater macroinvertebrates - intro (link to more)
- Crayfish trapping protocol (AZGFD)
- Crayfish data sheet (AZGFD)
- Rio Salado Bird checklist (City of Phoenix)
- Audubon: Arizona important bird areas background
- Audubon: Arizona important bird areas protocols
- Audubon: Arizona important bird areas data sheets
- Potential AZrivers project ideas
- Field Guide Bibliography
- Workshop Presentors - Contact info
Photos: For now, I have the first set of workshop photos on <www.flickr.com>. You will need a free Flickr or Yahoo username and password to get in. Then follow these steps to see the photos:
- Sign In to www.flickr.com
- Search "People" for "AZrivers"
- You should find 48 photos!

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