RUSSIAN RIVER CREEK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

Schedule of Watershed Training Workshops - Summer/Fall 2003

Watershed Group	May	June	July	August	September	October/ November
Hulbert/ Fife	*5/3 Coast Wide Snapshot Day Training		7/26 Fife Riparian Transect & Water Quality Training		9/6 Hulbert 9/13 Fife Pebble Count and Embeddedness Training	TBA: Rainfall, Stream flow monitoring training/ Quarterly Meeting
Hobson	5/31 Riparian Transect & Water Quality Training				9/6 Pebble Count and Embeddedness Training	TBA: Rainfall, Stream flow monitoring training/ Quarterly Meeting
Copeland	*5/3 Coast Wide Snapshot Day Training	TBA, Pending Access. Call SRCD for info.	TBA, Pending Access. Call SRCD for info.	TBA, Pending Access. Call SRCD for info.	TBA, Pending Access. Call SRCD for info.	TBA: Rainfall, Stream flow monitoring training/ Quarterly Meeting
Mark West (Additional New Site)	*5/3 Coast Wide Snapshot Day Training	6/7 Riparian Transect & Water Quality Training			TBA: Pebble Count and Embeddedness Training	TBA: Rainfall, Stream flow monitoring training/ Quarterly Meeting
Matanzas	*5/3 Coast Wide Snapshot Day Training	6/14 Educational Creek Walk & Water Quality Training				TBA: Rainfall, Stream flow monitoring training/ Quarterly Meeting

* Coast Wide Snapshot Day on May 17, 2003 is the largest water quality sampling event in California history. Interested participants need to attend the training on May 3, 2003.

These training workshops are open to anyone interested in learning about volunteer monitoring. For more information contact Sierra Cantor at (707) 569-1448 or scantor@sotoyomercd.org or visit our website at www.sonomamarinrcds.org. The following descriptions summarize the parameters measured during each of the trainings; please refer to the Watershed Atlas for more detailed information on the protocols.

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES:
Riparian Transect: A method of identifying the composition and percent cover provided by the riparian plant species adjacent to the creek channel. Riparian vegetation is integral in maintaining cool water temperatures and providing food and shelter to a variety of animals.

SILTATION AND CHANNEL CONDITIONS:
Pebble Count & Embeddedness: A method of characterizing the material on the streambed. Size and distribution of material on the streambed are important factors in determining the quality of salmon habitat. Extensive fine particle deposits in pools decrease the pool depth and reduce the complexity of the substrate which creates poor habitat for salmon and other organisms.

WATER QUALITY:
Water Quality Monitoring: A method to determine if the water chemistry is suitable for fish and other beneficial uses of the water. The presences of high levels of certain constituents can indicate the need for change in land use or land management.