GCDAMP and NPS River Trips and Field Activities

There are many opportunities to help the science staff at GCMRC on data collections trips. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact one of the following offices to see if there are needs. Gregory "Mark" Anderson Deputy Chief, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center Southwest Biological Science Center [email protected] Emily Omana Smith Grand Canyon National Park 1824 South Thompson Street, Suite 200 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 638-7477 [email protected] David Ward Fish & Wildlife Service 2500 E. Pine Knoll Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 310-6856 [email protected] Ryan Mann Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 (623) 236-7538 [email protected]

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GCMRC River Trips by Project Project A: Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment Transport and Budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem (GCMRC) February - Water quality/fine sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon Project B. Sandbar and Sediment Storage Monitoring and Research (GCMRC/NAU) August - Fine Grain sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon October - Campsite/Sandbar Monitoring (inc. TVM @ campsites), Grand Canyon November - Possible trips to support HFE if one occurs Project C. Riparian Vegetation Monitoring and Research (GCMRC) August - Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring, Glen Canyon August - Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring, Grand Canyon Project D. Geomorphic Effects of Dam Operations and Vegetation Management for Archaeological Sites (GCMRC) Project E. Nutrients and Temperature as Ecosystem Drivers: Understanding Patterns, Establishing Links and Developing Predictive Tools for an Uncertain Future February - Water quality/fine sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon Project F. Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology (GCMRC) Relies on citizen scientist light trapping Project G. Humpback Chub Population Dynamics throughout the Colorado River Ecosystem LCR population estimate (USFWS) April - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (spring pop est - marking), Little Colorado River May - LCR HBC, camps at 4 locations on Little Colorado River (spring pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River June - LCR Juvenile HBC monitoring (3 camps), Little Colorado River September - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (fall pop est - marking), Little Colorado River October - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (fall pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River Juvenile Chub Monitoring (JCM) (GCMRC) May - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence July - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence September - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence Mainstem humpback chub (GCMRC) August - Mainstem Fish, HBC-aggregations (netting), Grand Canyon Project H. Salmonid Research and Monitoring Trout Reproductive and Growth Demographics (TRGD) (GCMRC/Ecometric) January - Lees Ferry trout population monitoring, Glen Canyon March - Lees Ferry trout population monitoring, Glen Canyon April - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon September - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon November - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon Project I. Warm-Water Native and Non-Native Fish Research and Monitoring April - System wide fish monitoring-AZGFD, Glen and Grand Canyon October - System wide fish monitoring-AZGFD, Glen and Grand Canyon Tribal Monitoring April - Cultural Resource Monitoring, Grand Canyon April - Zuni of Pueblo Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon May - Hualapai Cultural Monitoring , Grand Canyon June - Southern Paiute Consortium Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon August - Hopi Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon September - Navajo Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science" June - Grand Canyon Youth-"Partners in Science", Grand Canyon July - Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science", Grand Canyon Stakeholder River Trips June - Glen Canyon (every other year) July - Grand Canyon (every other year) NPS Projects Nonnative fish control March-December (every other week) - Rapid Response in Lees Ferry, Glen Canyon May-December - PBR-EF (Paria to Badger Rapid - Electrofishing) April-September - PBR-BW (Paria to Badger Rapid - Backwater seining) Razorback and larval seining May - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon July - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon August - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon September - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon Havasu Creek May - Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon October - Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon Bright Angel Creek May - PIT-tag antenna installation at Bright Angel/Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon May - Bright Angel Creek humpback chub translocation, Grand Canyon September - Humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon Shinumo Creek June - Shinumo Creek/Shinumo Inflow aggregation monitoring, Grand Canyon

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