Field Activity 2025-641-FA

Identifier 2025-641-FA
Alternate names Elkhorn Slough eDNA coring
Purpose To collect salt marsh sediment cores to try to determine sea otter presence over the past ~500-1000 yrs
Location Elkhorn Slough, CA
Summary collect sediment cores, RXCT imagery, photo linecans
Info derived eDNA, radiocarbon dating, Cs and Pb dating
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Vehicles
MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 2025-07-15
End (port not specified) 2025-08-29
Days in the field 4
Bounds
West -121.7952919
East -121.72920227
North 36.86548478
South 36.80048817
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
USGS, Western Ecological Research Center(WERC)
Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Padgett, Jason
Crew members
SeanPaul M La Selle
Scientist, Staff
Peter Dal Ferro
Scientist, Staff
McKee, Jennifer
Scientist, Staff
Pearsall, Peter
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Padgett, Jason
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Bowen, Lizabeth (Western Ecological Research Center)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling
Data type: Chemistry, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Vibracore Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
hand auger Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity