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Meara McNally (right), past Water Quality Coordinator and AmeriCorps
member, and Willamette Riverkeeper's lead volunteers (from left: Bill Hawley, Ron Cross, Frank Ratti, Barbara Gilmour). |
Downloads |
Datasheets and handbook |
| WRK Water Quality Monitoring Handbook |
Monthly Monitoring Datasheets Word document or PDF
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E.coli Monitoring Datasheets
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Testing Protocols
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| Conductivity and Temperature |
pH measurement |
| Turbidity |
pH calibration (for WQ lead volunteers) |
| Dissolved Oxygen |
E.coli |
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Project Reports |
Native Fish Society, Lower Columbia River Study 2006
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| WRK's Annual Volunteer Monitoring Report 2006 |
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Links
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Agencies and Organizations |
| The Volunteer Monitor- EPA's volunteer monitoring newsletter. Lotsa good information in here and free subscription! |
| Oregon Department of Environmental Quality-water quality main. Lots of info here: TMDLs, permits, research, monitoring, etc. |
| Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board -Restoration, Grants, Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds |
| Pacific Northwest Freshwater Mussel Working Group - information about freshwater mussels and an online field guide |
| Water on the Web - good basic information about water quality testing |
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Searchable Databases |
| Fish Passage Center- Fish Counts at Dams and much more |
| USGS water resources for Oregon - Real time streamflow and water quality data. Searchable database available as well. |
| Streamnet - interactive database for salmon data |
| EPA surf your watershed- Find information about water conditions in your locale. |
| PAN pesticide database- want to know what's in that roundup you just sprayed on that chickweed and what it does to fish? Click here. |
| Scorecard- Easy to use interface based on the Toxic Release Inventory. Find out about polluters and pollution in your area. |
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Mapping Programs |
| terraserver - good satellite imagery and topo maps |
| google earth- fast and user-friendly mapping. Create placemarks and send us site specific information. |
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