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==Project A: Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment Transport and Budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem (GCMRC) ==
 
==Project A: Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment Transport and Budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem (GCMRC) ==
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*February 2018 - Streamflow, water quality, and sediment transport and budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem, Grand Canyon
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*February - Water quality/fine sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*August 2018 - Water quality/fine sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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==Project B. Sandbar and Sediment Storage Monitoring and Research (GCMRC/NAU)==
 
==Project B. Sandbar and Sediment Storage Monitoring and Research (GCMRC/NAU)==
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*April 2018 - Control network, Grand Canyon
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*August - Fine Grain sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*September 2018 - Long-term campsite and sandbar monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*October - Campsite/Sandbar Monitoring (inc. TVM @ campsites), Grand Canyon
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*November - Possible trips to support HFE if one occurs
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==Project C. Riparian Vegetation Monitoring and Research (GCMRC)==
 
==Project C. Riparian Vegetation Monitoring and Research (GCMRC)==
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*August 2018 - Riparian vegetation monitoring, Glen Canyon  
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*August - Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring, Glen Canyon  
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*August 2018 - Terrestrial vegetation monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*August - Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*September 2018 - Vegetation monitoring, Grand Canyon
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==Project D. Geomorphic Effects of Dam Operations and Vegetation Management for Archaeological Sites (GCMRC) ==
 
==Project D. Geomorphic Effects of Dam Operations and Vegetation Management for Archaeological Sites (GCMRC) ==
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*April 2018 - Cultural resources monitoring, Grand Canyon
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==Project E. Nutrients and Temperature as Ecosystem Drivers: Understanding Patterns, Establishing Links and Developing Predictive Tools for an Uncertain Future==
 
==Project E. Nutrients and Temperature as Ecosystem Drivers: Understanding Patterns, Establishing Links and Developing Predictive Tools for an Uncertain Future==
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*February - Water quality/fine sediment monitoring, Grand Canyon
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==Project F. Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology (GCMRC) ==
 
==Project F. Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology (GCMRC) ==
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*April 2018 - Aquatic food base monitoring, Glen and Grand Canyon
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*Relies on citizen scientist light trapping
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*June 2018 - Aquatic food base monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*September 2018 - Aquatic food base monitoring, Grand Canyon
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==Project G. Humpback Chub Population Dynamics throughout the Colorado River Ecosystem==
 
==Project G. Humpback Chub Population Dynamics throughout the Colorado River Ecosystem==
  
 
===LCR population estimate (USFWS) ===
 
===LCR population estimate (USFWS) ===
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*April 2018 - Humpback chub monitoring in the Little Colorado River (spring pop est - marking), Little Colorado River  
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*April - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (spring pop est - marking), Little Colorado River  
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*May 2018 - Humpback chub monitoring in the Little Colorado River (spring pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River
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*May - LCR HBC, camps at 4 locations on Little Colorado River (spring pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River
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*September 2018 - Humpback chub population monitoring in the Little Colorado River (fall pop est - marking), Little Colorado River
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*June - LCR Juvenile HBC monitoring (3 camps), Little Colorado River
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*October 2018 - Humpback chub population monitoring in the Little Colorado River (fall pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River
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*September - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (fall pop est - marking), Little Colorado River
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*October - LCR HBC, camps at three locations on Little Colorado River (fall pop est - recapture), Little Colorado River
  
 
===Juvenile Chub Monitoring (JCM) (GCMRC)===
 
===Juvenile Chub Monitoring (JCM) (GCMRC)===
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*May 2018 - Juvenile humpback chub monitoring near the LCR confluence and JCM-West (marking), Grand Canyon
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*May - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence
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*June 2018 - Juvenile humpback chub monitoring near the LCR confluence and JCM-West (recapture #1), Grand Canyon
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*July - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence
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*June 2018 - Juvenile humpback chub monitoring in the Little Colorado River (marking), Little Colorado River
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*September - Juvenile HBC monitoring, Little Colorado River confluence
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*October 2018 - Juvenile humpback chub monitoring near the LCR confluence and JCM-West (recapture #2), Grand Canyon
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===Mainstem humpback chub (GCMRC) ===
 
===Mainstem humpback chub (GCMRC) ===
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*August 2018 - Humpback chub aggregation monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*August - Mainstem Fish, HBC-aggregations (netting), Grand Canyon  
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==Project H. Salmonid Research and Monitoring==
 
==Project H. Salmonid Research and Monitoring==
  
 
===Trout Reproductive and Growth Demographics (TRGD) (GCMRC/Ecometric) ===
 
===Trout Reproductive and Growth Demographics (TRGD) (GCMRC/Ecometric) ===
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*January 2018 - Trout reproductive and growth demographics, Glen Canyon  
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*January - Lees Ferry trout population monitoring, Glen Canyon
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*April 2018 - Trout reproductive and growth demographics, Glen Canyon  
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*March - Lees Ferry trout population monitoring, Glen Canyon  
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*July 2018 - Trout reproductive and growth demographics, Glen Canyon  
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*April - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon  
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*October 2018 - Trout reproductive and growth demographics, Glen Canyon  
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*September - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon  
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*November - Lees Ferry fish population monitoring, Glen Canyon  
  
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===Lees Ferry monitoring (AZGFD) ===
 
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*July 2018 - Lees Ferry trout monitoring and targeted non-native survey, Glen Canyon
 
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*September 2018 - Lees Ferry trout monitoring and targeted non-native/brown trout survey, Glen Canyon
 
  
 
==Project I. Warm-Water Native and Non-Native Fish Research and Monitoring==
 
==Project I. Warm-Water Native and Non-Native Fish Research and Monitoring==
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*April 2018, AZGFD, System-wide native and non-native fish monitoring, Glen and Grand Canyon
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*April - System wide fish monitoring-AZGFD, Glen and Grand Canyon
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*September 2018, GCMRC, Mainstem fish monitoring and backwater seining, Grand Canyon  
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*October - System wide fish monitoring-AZGFD, Glen and Grand Canyon
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*October 2018, AZGFD, Mainstem fish monitoring downstream of Diamond Creek, Grand Canyon
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==Tribal Monitoring==
 
==Tribal Monitoring==
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*May 2018, Hualapai, Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*April - Cultural Resource Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*June 2018, Paiute Consortium, Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*April - Zuni of Pueblo Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*August 2018, Hopi, Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*May - Hualapai Cultural Monitoring , Grand Canyon
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*September 2018, Navajo Nation, Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*June - Southern Paiute Consortium Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*August - Hopi Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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*September - Navajo Cultural Monitoring, Grand Canyon
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==Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science"==
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*June - Grand Canyon Youth-"Partners in Science", Grand Canyon
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*July - Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science", Grand Canyon
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==Stakeholder River Trips==
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* June - Glen Canyon (every other year)
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* July - Grand Canyon (every other year)
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==NPS Projects==
 
==NPS Projects==
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===Nonnative fish control===
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*March-December (every other week) - Rapid Response in Lees Ferry, Glen Canyon
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*May-December - PBR-EF (Paria to Badger Rapid - Electrofishing)
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*April-September - PBR-BW (Paria to Badger Rapid - Backwater seining)
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===Razorback and larval seining===
 
===Razorback and larval seining===
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*May 2018, Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
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*May - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
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*July 2018, Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
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*July - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
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*August 2018, Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon
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*August - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon
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*September 2018, Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
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*September - Razorback sucker (Bright Angel Creek-Pearce Ferry), small-bodied/larval fish seining, Grand Canyon  
  
 
===Havasu Creek===
 
===Havasu Creek===
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*May 2018, Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*May - Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*October 2018, Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*October - Havasu Creek humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon  
  
 
===Bright Angel Creek===
 
===Bright Angel Creek===
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*May 2018, PIT-tag antenna installation at Bright Angel/Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon  
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*May - PIT-tag antenna installation at Bright Angel/Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon  
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*May 2018, Bright Angel Creek humpback chub translocation, Grand Canyon  
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*May - Bright Angel Creek humpback chub translocation, Grand Canyon  
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*September 2018, Humpback chub monitoring??, Grand Canyon
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*September - Humpback chub monitoring, Grand Canyon
  
 
===Shinumo Creek===
 
===Shinumo Creek===
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*June 2018, Shinumo Creek/Shinumo Inflow aggregation monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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*June - Shinumo Creek/Shinumo Inflow aggregation monitoring, Grand Canyon  
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==Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science"==
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*June 2018, Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science", Grand Canyon
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*July 2018, Grand Canyon Youth "Partners in Science", Grand Canyon
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==Stakeholder River Trips==
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*July 2019
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2026-04-09-twg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-twg-rivertripschedule-508-20260409.pdf GCMRC River Trip Schedule]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2026-02-05-twg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-twg-upcomingtrips-508-20260205.pdf Upcoming GCDAMP Monitoring and Research Trips]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2025-12-11-twg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-twg-riverschedule-508-20251211.pdf GCDAMP River Schedule]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2025-04-10-twg-meeting/uc-gcdamp-twg-2025gcmrcrivertripschedule-508-20250410.pdf 2025 GCMRC River Trip Schedule]
 
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2024-04-11-twg-meeting/20240411-TWGMeeting-GCMRCCooperatorTribalRiverTripsFieldActivitiesPlanned2024-508-UCRO.pdf GCMRC, Cooperator, and Tribal River Trips and Field Activities Planned 2024 ]
 
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2024-04-11-twg-meeting/20240411-TWGMeeting-GCMRCCooperatorTribalRiverTripsFieldActivitiesPlanned2024-508-UCRO.pdf GCMRC, Cooperator, and Tribal River Trips and Field Activities Planned 2024 ]
 
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-01-26-twg-meeting/20230126-TWGMeeting-GCMRCCooperatorTribalRiverTripsFieldActivitiesJan1-Nov2023-508-UCRO.pdf GCMRC, Cooperator, and Tribal River Trips and Field Activities Occurred or Planned January 1 through November 2023]
 
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2023-01-26-twg-meeting/20230126-TWGMeeting-GCMRCCooperatorTribalRiverTripsFieldActivitiesJan1-Nov2023-508-UCRO.pdf GCMRC, Cooperator, and Tribal River Trips and Field Activities Occurred or Planned January 1 through November 2023]

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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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