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Humboldt Bay and Eel River Delta Monitoring Projects
| | Fishery Resources Projects | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Natural Stocks Assessment | | Monitoring Targets: | Juvenile salmonids', growth, movement and length of stay within the estuary | | Dates and Duration: | Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly since 2003 | Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Elk River Slough, Freshwater Slough, Hookton Slough, Salmon Creek (tidal portion), Eureka Slough (Humboldt Bay), Fay Slough, Martin Slough, Wood Creek (tidal portion), Rocky Gulch (Humboldt Bay); McNulty Slough, Hawk Slough, Eel River Wildlife Area (Eel River Delta) | | Data Collected: | Length and weight of salmonids, PIT tag code (PIT tags are applied to untagged salmonids), number of other species collected, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen | | Available Data: | Field notes, annual reports, and final reports | | Contact Information: | Mike Wallace at the Califonia Department of Fish and Game, Arcata
(mwallace@dfg.ca.gov ) |  Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California State University System - Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE) | | Monitoring Targets: | Eelgrass ecosytem utilization | | Dates and Duration: | Monthly since 2003 (Entrance Bay) and 2006 (Indian Island)
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Entrance Bay and Indian Island (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Fish species diversity and abundance, and fish length | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Tim Mulligan, Humboldt State University Professor, Arcata (tjm2@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game, Marine Region - Aquaculture and Bay Management Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Herring spawning population | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in the fall since 1995
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay, with a concentration at one site in South Bay and one site in Arcata Bay | | Data Collected: | Herring eggs are collected and weighed to determine a ratio of eggs to area which infers spawning biomass, or number of spawning adults | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | John Mello, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (jmello@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | University of California, Sea Grant Extension - Habitat Utilization by Young of the Year Rockfish in Humboldt Bay | | Monitoring Targets: | Juvenile rockfish habitat utilization | | Dates and Duration: | May - October since 2001
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Six sites throughout Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Substrate habitat (e.g. eelgrass bed), fish population density, fish growth, duration of habitat utilization | | Available Data: | Reports for years 2003-2005 | | Contact Information: | Susan Schlosser, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka (scschlosser@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Humboldt Bay Coho Salmon Acoustic Telemetry Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Movement and habitat utilization by juvenile coho salmon throughout Humboldt Bay | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in Spring since April 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 24 fixed receptors spread throughout Humboldt Bay, mobile tracking in Fay, Ryan, and Freshwater sloughs | | Data Collected: | Residence time of fish in sloughs and in Humboldt Bay before entering ocean, and habitat utilization with Humboldt Bay | | Available Data: | Annual report | | Contact Information: | Bill Pinnix, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (bill_pinnix@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Fish Communities in North Humboldt Bay | | Monitoring Targets: | Fish species composition in eel grass, oyster bed, and mudflat habitats and how they change over the seasons | | Dates and Duration: | August 2003 - July 2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | North Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Fish diversity and abundance, sampling efficiency, water quality (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity), suspended sediment | | Available Data: | Progress report | | Contact Information: | Bill Pinnix, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (bill_pinnix@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office - Tidewater Goby Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Presence and distribution of tidewater gobies | | Dates and Duration: | Every 2-3 years since 2002
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Mad River Slough, McDaniel's Slough, Gannon Slough, Jacoby Creek (tidal portion), Wood Creek (tidal portion), Rocky Gulch (tidal portion), Elk River Slough, Highway 101 ditch near Indianola, Hookton Slough, Salmon Creek (tidal portion) (Humboldt Bay); and Eel River Delta near the Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Presence of tidewater goby and suitability of habitat surveys pursuant to Endangered Species Act Consultations (Section 7) | | Available Data: | Summary reports | | Contact Information: | Greg Goldsmith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (greg_goldsmith@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - North Coast California Coho Salmon Investigation | | Monitoring Targets: | Range of coho salmon habitat in northern coastal California | | Dates and Duration: | 2001 - 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | 26 tributaries to Humboldt Bay and 20 tributaries to the Lower Eel River | | Data Collected: | Presence and abundance of coho salmon and other species observed, and habitat characteristics | | Available Data: | Summary report available Fall 2007 | | Contact Information: | Michelle Gilroy (mgilroy@dfg.ca.gov) or Mark Zuspan (mzuspan@dfg.ca.gov), at the California Department of Fish and Game | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service - Sturgeon Migration Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | West coast migration patterns of green sturgeon | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Four hydrophone stations in Humboldt Bay and one in the Eel River Delta | | Data Collected: | Length, sex, blood serum and tissue samples for genetic analysis during tagging, and date, time and location of tagged sturgeon during migration | | Available Data: | Published article | | Contact Information: | Contact either Steve Lindley at National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, or Bill Pinnix (bill_pinnix@fws.gov) or Jason Ogawa (jason_ogawa@fws.gov), at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Pacific Lumber Company - Aquatic Habitat Inventory | | Monitoring Targets: | Fish and aquatic species habitat inventory | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1998
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 16 indes reaches in Freshwater Creek, Elk River (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Water temperature, large woody debris, substrate, canopy and riparian habitat, and stream cross-sections are recorded for index reaches. | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Kate Sullivan, Pacific Lumber Company (ksullivan@scopac.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Marine Invertebrate Management Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Mollusk and other invertebrate population monitoring | | Dates and Duration: | Beginning in 2008
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Fishing effort, and length, weight, and frequency of mollusks | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Brooke McVeigh, California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region, Eureka (bmcveigh@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Green Diamond Resource Company - Fisheries Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Juvenile and adult salmonid population estimates | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2004 (rotary scew trap)
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Ryan Slough, Morrison Gulch, Salmon Creek (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Number of redds and adult salmonids, numbers, length and weight of juvenile salmonids, PIT tag number (PIT tags are applied to untagged juvenile salmonids) | | Available Data: | Annual reports available upon request and Habitat Conservation Plan | | Contact Information: | Green Diamond Resource Company, California Timberlands Division (707) 668-4400 | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game – Freshwater Creek Salmonid Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Juvenile and adult salmonid population estimates and survival rates | | Dates and Duration: | Year-round since 2001
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Freshwater Creek (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Length and weight of salmonids, PIT tag number (PIT tags are applied to untagged salmonids) | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Seth Ricker, California Department of Fish and Game, Arcata (sricker@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - North Coast Watershed Improvement Center | | Monitoring Targets: | Riparian and instream habitat assessment and salmonid presence | | Dates and Duration: | Summers since 1990
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | 28 tributaries to Humbolt Bay and 15 tributaries to the Lower Eel River | | Data Collected: | Extent of salmonid habitat, quality of freshwater habitat (eg. pools, substrate, temperature, large wood) | | Available Data: | Stream survey reports | | Contact Information: | Gary Flosi, California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna (gflosi@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | University of California, Sea Grant Extension - Groundfish Trap Design | | Monitoring Targets: | Effectiveness of sampling methods for marine groundfish species | | Dates and Duration: | Monthly since summer 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Fish abundance, diversity, and length | | Available Data: | Summary report | | Contact Information: | Pete Nelson, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka (panelson@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Western Regional Aquaculture Center – The Ecological and Potential Impacts of Molluscan Shellfish Culture in the Estuarine Environment | | Monitoring Targets: | Impacts of oyster aquaculture on eelgrass communities | | Dates and Duration: | 2001-2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | West Coast including Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Eelgrass cover and density and benthic invertebrate diversity and abundance inside and outside oyster production areas and eelgrass meadows | | Available Data: | Annual and summary reports | | Contact Information: | Steve Rumrill, Oregon Division of State Lands (steve.rumrill@state.or.us) or Vicki Frey, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (vfrey@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | | | Name of Program: | University of California, Sea Grant Extension - Humboldt Bay Cooperative Eelgrass Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Density of eelgrass populations and above ground biomass of eelgrass beds | | Dates and Duration: | Bi-annually 2001-2006, now annually in summer
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 15 randomly selected sites plus one permanent transect within Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Weight of above ground biomass, plant size, plant density within sample area | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Susan Schlosser, SeaGrant Extension Program, Eureka, scschlosser@ucdavis.edu, or John Mello, CA Dept. Fish & Game, Eureka (jmello@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California State Univeristy System - Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE) | | Monitoring Targets: | Using hyperspectral imagery to detect and map eelgrass beds and other vegetation | | Dates and Duration: | 2004 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Hyperspectral images of Humboldt Bay | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Frank Shaughnessy, CICORE Chair and Humboldt State University Professor, Arcata (fjs3@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Bureau of Land Management - Managed Lands Coastal Vegetation Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Rare and native plant population trends on BLM lands | | Dates and Duration: | Annually since 1994
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | South Spit and four designated areas on the North Spit of Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Frequency, percent cover, and some density data of rare and native plants along transects | | Available Data: | Annual Reports available upon request | | Contact Information: | Jennifer Wheeler, Bureau of Land Management, Arcata (Jennifer_wheeler@ca.blm.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Western Lily Population Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Local population of Western Lily | | Dates and Duration: | Since the mid 1980s
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Undisclosed locations within the Humoldt Bay-Eel River Delta project area | | Data Collected: | Plant density and total population | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Karen Kovacs, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Sensitive Species Population Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Distribution and population estimates of Menzies' wallflower, western lily, and beach layia | | Dates and Duration: | Western lily since 1987, Menzies' wallflower and beach layia since 2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Table Bluff, South Spit, Lanphere Dunes, Ma-le'l Dunes (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Vegetation communities, population size and amount of habitat occupied by sensitive species, and mapping | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | David Imper (david_imper@fws.gov) or Andrea Pickart (andrea_pickart@fws.gov), at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Rare Plant Surveys on Refuge Lands | | Monitoring Targets: | Distribution and density of rare wetland and dune plants on refuge lands | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1980s | Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge units including Salmon Creek, Hookton Slough, Mad River Slough, Ma-le'l Dunes, and Lanphere Dunes | | Data Collected: | Differs between species but may include percent cover, abundance, distribution mapping, and presense of disease | | Available Data: | Summary reports and additional data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Andrea Pickart, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge (andrea_pickart@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Wetland and Dune Vegetation Mapping | | Monitoring Targets: | Distribution of wetland, palustrine, and dune vegetation | | Dates and Duration: | 2005, 2007 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge including Hookton Slough, White Slough and Salmon Creek units, plus coastal dune habitats | | Data Collected: | Alliance-based vegetation classification and photo-interpretation using heads-up digitizing | | Available Data: | Summary report | | Contact Information: | Andrea Pickart, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge (andrea_pickart@fws.gov). | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Coastal Dunes Cooperative - Dune Vegetation Mapping | | Monitoring Targets: | Coastal dune and wetland plant communities | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2007 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Coastal dune and wetland habitats along Humbolt Bay and Eel River Delta | | Data Collected: | Percent cover, alliance and distribution of each species to populate a geo-database and calibrate vegetation classification software. | | Available Data: | Geo-database and summary reports | | Contact Information: | Andrea Pickart, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge, (andrea_pickart@fws.gov). | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Bay Harbor District - SeagrassNet | | Monitoring Targets: | Changes in eelgrass populations over time | | Dates and Duration: | Quarterly since 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 2 transects in Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Cover, canopy height, plant density, total biomass, salinity, sediment core sample, photo record, voucher specimens | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | David Hull, Humboldt Bay Harbor District (dhull@portofhumboldtbay.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | Invasive Species Projects | | Name of Program: | University of California Sea Grant Extension - European Green Crab Monitoring in Humboldt Bay | | Monitoring Targets: | Trap and remove european green crabs | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in the summer since 1997
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 10 sites in Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Size, sex, and weight of crabs | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Susan Schlosser, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka, (scschlosser@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | University of California Sea Grant Extension - Humboldt Bay Dwarf Eelgrass, Zostera japonica, Eradication Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Non-native seagrass (Zostera japonica) | | Dates and Duration: | Year-round, weekly or monthly since 2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Near the Arcata Marsh and on the north shore of Indian Island (Humboldt Bay), plus shoreline surveys of Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | GPS location, patch size, two sediment cores to 10cm, above and below ground biomass, and shore surveys looking for new colonies once a year. | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Susan Schlosser, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka (scschlosser@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Portland State University - Spartina Watch Program | | Monitoring Targets: | To identify possible seed sources and dispersion patterns of Spartina along the west coast of the U.S. | | Dates and Duration: | 2004-2006 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Final location and beaching date of driftcards released from Humboldt Bay and elsewhere, and estimated ocean surface water velocity | | Available Data: | Summary report | | Contact Information: | Vanessa Howard, Portland State University, Oregon (vhoward@pdx.edu), or Bill Pinnix, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (bill_pinnix@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Invasive Dune Vegetation Removal and Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Distribution and density of invasive vegetation, and monitoring of treatment methods | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1992
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Presence, distribution mapping and percent cover of invasive vegetation, and effectiveness monitoring of control treatments | | Available Data: | GIS layers upon request and summary reports | | Contact Information: | Andrea Pickart at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge (andrea_pickart@fws.gov) or Patti Clifford at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge (patricia.clifford@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Refuge Invasive Mapping and Control Volunteer Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Presence and efficacy of removal of invasive marsh vegetation in palustrine wetland refuges | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2002
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Hookton Slough, White Slough, Table Bluff and Salmon Creek units | | Data Collected: | Identification to species, percent cover, GPS coordinates, manual removal of invasive species, and qualitative monitoring of treatment effectivness | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Patti Clifford at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lanphere Dunes Refuge (patricia_clifford@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Mourning Dove Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Mourning dove population trends | | Dates and Duration: | July and August since 2005
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Table Bluff (watershed boundary between Eel River and Humboldt Bay), Eel River Wildlife Area (Eel River Delta) | | Data Collected: | Bird banding and population estimates | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Dave Lancaster, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (dlancaster@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Midwinter Waterfowl Survey | | Monitoring Targets: | Trends in waterfowl diversity and abundance | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in January since 1940s
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Bottomlands of Eel River Delta and Humboldt Bay, and nearshore ocean habitats | | Data Collected: | Total counts of each waterfowl species observed | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Dave Lancaster, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (dlancaster@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Resident Mallard Duck Monitoring/Banding Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Resident mallard duck populations | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in July since 1992
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Mad River Slough, Fay Slough, Elk River, Eel River wildlife areas and the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge | | Data Collected: | Populations are estimated using a mark (banding) and recapture method | | Available Data: | Annual summary reports | | Contact Information: | Karen Kovacs, Department of Fish and Game (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Yellow-billed Cuckoo Surveys | | Monitoring Targets: | Yellow-billed cuckoo distribution | | Dates and Duration: | Once annually in mid-July since 2005
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Lower Eel River and Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Presence data | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Karen Kovacs, California Department of Fish & Game, Eureka (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov) or Gary Falxa, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (gary_falxa@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Avian Influenza Surveillance | | Monitoring Targets: | Signs of avian influenza in local bird populations | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Mad River Slough Wildlife Area, Fay Slough Wildlife Area (Humboldt Bay), and Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Blood and fecal samples | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Karen Kovacs, California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northern Red-legged Frog Breeding Phenology Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Breeding phenology of red-legged frogs in the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge | | Dates and Duration: | October 2006 - April 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (southern Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Location and total count of egg-masses | | Available Data: | Summary report | | Contact Information: | Jamie Bettaso, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (jamie_bettaso@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northern Red-legged Frog Malformation Study | | Monitoring Targets: | Occurance and frequency of physically malformed frogs | | Dates and Duration: | Bi-weekly during summer in 2002, 2003, and 2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (southern Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Occurance and percentage of malformed northern red-legged frogs, collection of aquatic snails for parasite studies | | Available Data: | Final report | | Contact Information: | Jamie Bettaso, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (jamie_bettaso@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | University of California, Sea Grant Extension - Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team (COASST) | | Monitoring Targets: | Seabird mortality | | Dates and Duration: | Monthly since November 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Coastal beaches between Table Bluff and Del Norte County | | Data Collected: | Size, species, and number of deceased seabirds on coastal beaches, each bird is photographed and banded | | Available Data: | Annual and quarterly reports | | Contact Information: | Pete Nelson, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka (panelson@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish and Game - Aleutian Goose Working Group, Population Estimate and Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Population size of aleutian cackling geese and utilization patterns on CDFG lands | | Dates and Duration: | Annually in March since 2002
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Mad River Slough Wildlife Area, Fay Slough Wildlife Area, Elk River Wildlife Area (Humboldt Bay), and Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Mark and recapture method to estimate population size and density and distribution data | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Dave Lancaster (dlancaster@dfg.ca.gov) or Karen Kovacs (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov), California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt State University - Black Brant and Zostera Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Interactions between black brant and eelgrass populations | | Dates and Duration: | Data exist since 1931
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Southern Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Seasonal Zostera phenology, observations of tarsal banded black brant | | Available Data: | Published articles and website | | Contact Information: | Jeff Black, Humboldt State University (jmb7002@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt State University - Humboldt Bay Waterfowl Surveys | | Monitoring Targets: | Species diversity and behavior of Humboldt Bay waterfowl | | Dates and Duration: |
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Species identification, breeding behavior and predation risk | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | Jeff Black, Humboldt State University (jmb7002@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt State University - Humboldt Bay Goose Study | | Monitoring Targets: | Habitat utilization and behavior of migratory geese | | Dates and Duration: | Data exist since 2001
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Habitat preference, habitat characteristics of roosts, nests, and brood rearing sites, breeding behavior, and public observation | | Available Data: | Published articles and website | | Contact Information: | Jeff Black, Humboldt State University (jmb7002@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt State University - River Otter Demography Study | | Monitoring Targets: | Information on local river otter populations | | Dates and Duration: | Data exist since 2001
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Throughout Northern California, including Humboldt Bay and the Eel River Delta | | Data Collected: | Population tracking, habitat utilization, prey preferences, and public observation | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | Jeff Black, Humboldt State University (jmb7002@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | Restoration Monitoring Projects | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Coastal Restoration Monitoring and Evaluation Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of restoration projects | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2005
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Eight sites in Humboldt Bay and eleven sites in the Eel River Delta | | Data Collected: | Qualitative and quantitative surveys of restoration projects and habitat characteristics before and after project implementation | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Barry Collins, California Department of Fish and Game, Fortuna (bcollins@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Fish & Game - Restoration Monitoring for Permit Compliance | | Monitoring Targets: | Changes in wildlife composition on Fish and Game lands due to enhancement activities | | Dates and Duration: | Five-year programs at varying stages of completeness
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Mad River Slough Wildlife Area, Fay Slough Wildlife Area (Humboldt Bay), and Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Pre-project and post-project bird and vegetation surveys for species diversity, distribution and abundance | | Available Data: | Annual reports upon request | | Contact Information: | Karen Kovacs, California Department of Fish & Game, Eureka (kkovacs@dfg.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | City of Arcata - Restoration Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Effectiveness of restoration and enhancement projects | | Dates and Duration: | Five-year programs at varying stages of completeness
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Gannon and McDaniels sloughs, Campbell, Beith, Janes, Jolly Giant, and Grotzman creeks, and at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Vegetation surveys, channel geometry and instream habitat availability | | Available Data: | Management plan | | Contact Information: | Julie Neander, City of Arcata (jneander@arcatacityhall.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Water Quality Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Water quality changes in response to tidegate replacement | | Dates and Duration: | 2006, 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Gannon Slough and the tidal portion of Salmon Creek (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Stage (water elevation), specific conductance, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen | | Available Data: | Field notes | | Contact Information: | Paul Zedonis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (paul_zedonis@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Baykeeper - Toxics Initiative | | Monitoring Targets: | Characterizing contaminated sites through soil and water quality testing for industry based toxins and prioritizing sites for clean-up | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Current and historically industrial sites between the Eel River Delta and the Klamath River, including Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Surface water, ground water, and soil quality testing for a suite of industrial toxins (e.g. pentachlorophenol, dioxin, PCBs, hydrocarbons, and pesticides) | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Pete Nichols, Humboldt Baykeeper (pete@humboldtbaykeeper.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California State Univeristy System - Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE) | | Monitoring Targets: | Daily water quality and meterological data | | Dates and Duration: | Every 15 minutes since 2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Eureka Commercial Dock "B" and Kramer Dock in South Field's Landing (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Turbidity, chlorophyll, pH, depth of MLLW, DO, salinity, temperature | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | Dr. Frank Shaughnessy, Humboldt State University Professor (fjs3@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Wiyot Tribe - Water Pollution Control Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Environmental water quality and chemical pollution | | Dates and Duration: | Bi-weekly or quarterly since 2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | McNulty Slough (Eel River Delta), Mad River Slough, Bay Entrance, Indian Island (Humboldt Bay), Table Bluff | | Data Collected: | Temperature, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, Total coliform, fecal coliform, nitrogen, phosphorous, PCBs, dioxins, suspended solids, gasoline, diesel, oil, priority metals, semi-volatile organic compounds | | Available Data: | Website, annual reports | | Contact Information: | Dylan Gray, Environmental Specialist 1, Wiyot Tribe (dylan@wiyot.us), or Jon Mooney, Environmental Director, Wiyot Tribe (jon@wiyot.us) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Baykeeper - First Flush: Citizen Water Quality Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Water quality after first autumn rainfall | | Dates and Duration: | October or November since 2005, dry weather monitoring occurs in September
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Palco Marsh, Campton and Fern, Clark Slough, McFarlan Creek, Target, Swain Slough, Cochran Creek, Siedel Rd, Jacoby Creek, Jolly Giant Creek, Campbell Creek, Janes Creek, Liscom Slough, Hwy 101, Butchers Slough, Butchers Slough trib, Grotzman at Buttermilk, and Grotzman at Beverley (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Nitrate, orthophosphate, fecal coliform, copper, zinc, lead, chromium, cadmium, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH | | Available Data: | Annual data summary reports | | Contact Information: | Jennifer Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper (jkalt@asis.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Baykeeper - Coastwide Snapshot Day | | Monitoring Targets: | Stormwater water quality | | Dates and Duration: | Each May since 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 23 sites in the Humboldt Bay watershed | | Data Collected: | Water levels of zinc, lead, copper, fecal and total coliform, phosphate, nitrate, hardness, pH, turbidity, temperature, salinity, specific conductivity, and dissolved oxygen | | Available Data: | Annual data reports upon request | | Contact Information: | Jennifer Kalt, Humboldt Baykeeper (jkalt@asis.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | City of Eureka - Stormwater Division | | Monitoring Targets: | Water quality analysis (laboratory and data), and water quality sampling associated with the recommendation and enforcement of best management practices | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2006
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Eureka city limits | | Data Collected: | Metals (copper, zinc, lead), nitrate, phosphate, hardness, turbidity, fecal coliform, temperature, pH, conductivity, oil and grease, and organics (benzene, hydrocarbons, though infrequent due to cost), and GIS information on stormdrainage system | | Available Data: | Website, annual reports | | Contact Information: | Miles Slattery, Stormwater Division and chair of North Coast Stormwater Coalition (mslattery@ci.eureka.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | City of Arcata/Humboldt State University - Wastewater Utilization Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Creeks, wastewater, and stormwater water quality monitoring | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1995
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Jolly Giant, Campbell, Grotzman and Janes creeks, and the Arcata Marsh (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, biological oxygen demand, fecal coliform, salinty, conductivity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, mosquito larvae, bioassays using aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates | | Available Data: | Annual reports, management plan, website | | Contact Information: | Kristine Brenneman, Humboldt State University (kjb2@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Public Health - Preharvest Shellfish Protection and Biotoxin Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Biotoxins that affect shellfish quality | | Dates and Duration: | Weekly since 1929 | Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | US Coast Guard Pier, Indian Island Channel, Mad River Slough Beds (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Phytoplankton trawls and shellfish tissue testing for diatoms and dinoflagellates | | Available Data: | Monthly and annual reports | | Contact Information: | Gregg Langlois, California Department of Public Health (Gregg.Langlois@cdph.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | City of Arcata - Wastewater Monitoring and Shellfish Technical Advisory Committee | | Monitoring Targets: | Pathogen levels associated with wastewater treatment facilities | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1995 (Shellfish TAC) and earlier (wastewater treatment facility)
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Arcata wastewater treatment facility, and numerous sites around Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Fecal coliform levels, temperature, pH, and chlorine, total suspended solids and biological oxygen demand, dioxin, copper, zinc, and cyanide, and for 126 priority pollutants | | Available Data: | Summary report and website | | Contact Information: | Eric Lust, City of Arcata, Water/Wastewater Division (elust@cityofarcata.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California Department of Public Health - Humboldt Bay Sanitary Surveys | | Monitoring Targets: | Pathogen levels near commercial shellfish beds | | Dates and Duration: | Monthly
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 17 stations in Arcata Bay (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Pathogen concentrations, pollutions sources, changes in wastewater treatment facilities and local hydrology | | Available Data: | Annual reports, 12-year reports, and management plan | | Contact Information: | Gregg Langlois, California Department of Public Health (gregg.langlois@dph.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | USGS - National Water Information System | | Monitoring Targets: | Water quality taken at fixed streamflow stations | | Dates and Duration: | Monthly from 1951 to 1998
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Eel River at Scotia | | Data Collected: | Temperature, pH, specific conductance, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, periphyton biomass, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, phosphate, ortho-phosphate, carbon, hardness, metals, suspended sediment, chlorophyll, chemical toxins, fecal coliform, bedload sediment, and micro-organisms | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | Website for USGS Questions | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board - Water Quality Monitoring (SWAMP and NPDES) | | Monitoring Targets: | Water quality data gathered from a variety of federal, state and local programs | | Dates and Duration: | Various start dates and frequency depending on site
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay at Fields Landing, Arcata, and Eureka, Elk River, White Slough (Humboldt Bay), Van Duzen River, Eel River at Scotia, and Rio Dell, Strongs Creek, and Francis Creek (Lower Eel River) | | Data Collected: | Priority pollutants, nutrients, biological oxygen demand, temperature, trace metals, fecal coliform, pH, conductivity, organics, inorganics, and dissolved oxygen | | Available Data: | Website, and upon request | | Contact Information: | Richard Fadness, SWAMP, Santa Rosa (rfadness@waterboards.ca.gov); Tom Kimball, Division of Water Quality (tkimball@waterboards.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Environmental Protection Agency - Clean Water Act | | Monitoring Targets: | Levels of pollutants in a water body and that water body's total maximum daily load (TMDL) for that pollutant | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1999
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Jacoby Creek, Elk River, Freshwater Creek, Humboldt Bay (Humboldt Bay), Van Duzen River, Lower Eel River (Eel River Delta) | | Data Collected: | Temperature, sediment, and toxins | | Available Data: | Reports, website | | Contact Information: | Richard Fadness, North Coast Regional Water Board (rfadness@waterboards.ca.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | | | Name of Program: | McBain and Trush - Restoration Design | | Monitoring Targets: | Tidal and fresh water hydrology, geo-morphology, and fisheries monitoring in support of wetland restoration | | Dates and Duration: | Since 1999
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Tidal portions of Wood Creek, Jacoby Creek, and Rocky Gulch and Fay Slough (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Topography and elevation data, tidal and fresh water flow data, vegetation surveys, channel characteristics | | Available Data: | Summary reports | | Contact Information: | Darren Mireau at McBain and Trush, Arcata (darren@mcbaintrush.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Randy Klein, Hydrologist - Sediment Yield Estimation for Jacoby Creek | | Monitoring Targets: | Estimates of sediment yield from the Jacoby Creek watershed | | Dates and Duration: | Every ten minutes since 2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Lower Jacoby Creek at Brookwood Bridge (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Turbidity, suspended sediment concentration, stream temperature, rainfall, and stream discharge rate | | Available Data: | Summary graphs available upon request | | Contact Information: | Randy Klein, Hydrologist (rdklein@sbcglobal.net) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Salmon Forever-Watershed Watch - Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Yields Monitoring Program | | Monitoring Targets: | Turbidity and suspended sediment yields in coastal streams | | Dates and Duration: | Year-round since 1999
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Freshwater Creek, Elk Creek (Humboldt Bay), Cummings Creek (Lower Eel River watershed) | | Data Collected: | Turbidity, volume of sediment transported, stream flow, channel cross-sections | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Clark Fenton, Salmon Forever (clarkstr@humboldt1.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | California State Univeristy System - Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CICORE) | | Monitoring Targets: | Humboldt Bay bathymetry | | Dates and Duration: | 2005
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Mulit- and high-beam sonar surveys | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Frank Shaughnessy, CICORE Chair and Humboldt State University Professor (fjs3@humboldt.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Humboldt Bay Water Control Structure Inventory, Assessment and Mapping | | Monitoring Targets: | Culverts and tide gates surrounding Humboldt Bay | | Dates and Duration: | Completed in 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Shoreline of Humboldt Bay and low gradient reaches of tributaries to Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | GPS location, function or purpose, ownership, and condition of water control structures plus assessment for fish passage and upstream habitat potential, photo points for some | | Available Data: | Map, report, and a GIS shape file on CalFish website | | Contact Information: | Greg Goldsmith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (greg_goldsmith@fws.gov) or Paula Golightly, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (paula_golightly@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Pacific Lumber Company - Hydrologic Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Hydrology of timberland streams | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2002
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | 20 stations in Freshwater Creek and Elk River (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Turbidity, stage, water temperature, suspended sediment | | Available Data: | Data available upon request | | Contact Information: | Kate Sullivan, Pacific Lumber Company (ksullivan@scopac.com) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Green Diamond Resource Company - Hydrologic Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Hydrology of timberland streams | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2003
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Ryan Creek, McCloud Creek (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Water temperature, turbidity, stage, suspended sediment | | Available Data: | Annual reports available upon request and Habitat Conservation Plan | | Contact Information: | Green Diamond Resource Company, California Timberlands Division (707) 668-4400 | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service - Atmospheric Monitoring | | Monitoring Targets: | Atmospheric information collected from meteorological stations | | Dates and Duration: | Hourly since early 1900s (Eureka), since 1994 (Woodley Island), and since 2006 (Samoa)
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Samoa and Woodley Island (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Total precipitation, precipitation rate, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, visibility, wind speed, wind direction, wind gusts, sky cover, radiation (photosynthetically available and total), dew point temperature, and weather | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | Contact the National Weather Service through their website. | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Survey - Ocean Current Surveys | | Monitoring Targets: | Ocean and Bay currents within Humboldt Bay | | Dates and Duration: | 2002-2004
| Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | 7 stations within Humboldt Bay | | Data Collected: | Ocean and Bay current direction and strength | | Available Data: | Summary report | | Contact Information: | David Hull, Humboldt Bay Harbor District (dhull@portofhumboldtbay.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Conservation Partnerships | | Monitoring Targets: | Hydrologic responses to estuarine restoration | | Dates and Duration: | Since January 2007
| Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Salmon Creek, McDaniels Slough (Humboldt Bay) | | Data Collected: | Stage (water elevation), channel geometry, and channel profile | | Available Data: | Annual reports | | Contact Information: | Conor Shea, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata (conor_shea@fws.gov) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt County Public Works Department - Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project | | Monitoring Targets: | Physical and biological characteristics of the Salt River watershed and estuary | | Dates and Duration: | Since 2007 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Salt River and tributaries thereto (Eel River Delta) | | Data Collected: | Sediment studies, channel geometry, channel profile, topography, vegetation surveys | | Available Data: | Summary reports and website | | Contact Information: | Hank Seeman, Humboldt County Public Works Department, Eureka (hseemann@co.humboldt.ca.us) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | | | Name of Program: | University of California, Sea Grant Extension - Ecosystem Based Management | | Monitoring Targets: | Land and resource management and research from an ecological perspective | | Dates and Duration: | Continually since 2007 | Baseline or Ongoing: Ongoing | | Location: | Humboldt Bay watershed | | Data Collected: | Local studies and reports, area priorities for research and management, funding opportunities | | Available Data: | Website, meeting notes | | Contact Information: | Susan Schlosser, Sea Grant Extension, Eureka (scschlosser@ucdavis.edu) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | | | Name of Program: | Humboldt Bay Harbor District - California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands | | Monitoring Targets: | Relative health of a wetland based on 17 wetland characteristics | | Dates and Duration: | 2005, 2007 | Baseline or Ongoing: Baseline | | Location: | Humboldt Bay and Eel River Delta including Mad River Slough, Jacoby Creek (Humboldt Bay), and the Eel River Wildlife Area | | Data Collected: | Visually observable information on lanscape connectivity and buffer, hydrology, physical structure, and biotic structure as well as identification of stressors | | Available Data: | Website | | Contact Information: | David Hull, Humboldt Bay Harbor District (dhull@portofhumboldtbay.org) | | Link to Details, Photos & Reports | Top | | |
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