CAKN Stream Monitoring Program 2012 Field Season Report
Dates
Year
2013
Citation
Simmons, Trey, 2013, CAKN Stream Monitoring Program 2012 Field Season Report: National Park Service: Fairbanks, Alaska.
Summary
During the 2012 field season, the Central Alaska Network (CAKN) Stream Monitoring Program made 130 site visits to 58 unique stream sites across the network (Figure 1), with each site being sampled one to five times from early May through late September. The data collected included instantaneous water chemistry, stream flow, water chemistry samples, macroinvertebrates, benthic diatoms, stable isotope samples, habitat data and environmental DNA samples. Continuous year-round temperature monitoring at 23 sites across the network is ongoing. At the request of DENA staff, the Stream Monitoring Program collected water chemistry, metals, invertebrates and diatoms from 7 sites in the Kantishna Hills. Active layer depth and continuous soil [...]
Summary
During the 2012 field season, the Central Alaska Network (CAKN) Stream Monitoring Program made 130 site visits to 58 unique stream sites across the network (Figure 1), with each site being sampled one to five times from early May through late September. The data collected included instantaneous water chemistry, stream flow, water chemistry samples, macroinvertebrates, benthic diatoms, stable isotope samples, habitat data and environmental DNA samples. Continuous year-round temperature monitoring at 23 sites across the network is ongoing. At the request of DENA staff, the Stream Monitoring Program collected water chemistry, metals, invertebrates and diatoms from 7 sites in the Kantishna Hills. Active layer depth and continuous soil temperature data were collected for the 4th year at 2 CALM plots in WRST. A time-lapse camera was installed at Jack Creek in WRST to monitor flow, turbidity and the timing of freeze-up and break-up. Four site visits were made to the stream gage on the Nabesna River just outside of WRST to install a GOES satellite transmitter, perform station maintenance and collect discharge data. This gage is operated as a cooperative effort between CAKN, The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the NOAA River Forecast Center. The Stream Monitoring Program also coordinated the collection of northern pike from Lake Chilchukabena in DENA for mercury analysis as part of the WACAP followup study. Logistical problems led to the cancellation of data collection in YUCH. A final version of the CAKN Stream Monitoring Program 2010 Annual Report will be available as a Natural Resources Technical Report soon (Annual Reports for 2006-2009 are available at the CAKN website - http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/cakn/reportpubs.cfm). The Stream Monitoring Protocol, including a Protocol Narrative and 19 Standard Operating Procedures, is in peer review; a final version should be in publication as a Natural Resource Report within several months.
