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Field Activity Details for field activity C108PS

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AKA: none

Other ID: C-1-08-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Coast Salish Canoe Families and Skippers

Funding Program(s): Coast Salish Tribal Journey Water Quality Project (MU061)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): PARTNER

Data Type(s):

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect georeferenced water quality data of surface waters along 5 or 6 canoe journey pathways across the Salish Sea between July 14 and July 28, 2008

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Squaxin Isl. and Swinomish Reservation, Skokomish, WA and Cambell River, Stolo, British Columbia, CANADA

End Port/Location: Cowichan, BC, CANADA and Cowichan, BC, CANADA and Cowichan, BC, CANADA

Start Date: 2008-07-14

End Date: 2008-07-28

Equipment Used:

Information to be Derived: Surface water temperature, conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, oxidation reduction potential, resistivity

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:
Non USGS data manager = Sarah Akin (Coast Salish Tribal Journey Water Quality Program Coordinator)

Location:

Canada

Boundaries
North: 49.75 South: 47.25 West: -125.75 East: -122.25

Platform(s):

photo of Canoe
Canoe

Publications

Akin, S.K., Grossman, E.E., Lekanof, D., O'Hara, C., 2009, Coast Salish and U.S. Geological Survey: Tribal Journey Water Quality Project: Coast Salish Gathering Report 2009-001, 58 p.

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