PIBO-EMP 2012 PHAB Protocol
| Protocol Name | PIBO-EMP 2012 Stream Channel Characterization | |
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| Citation Information | Archer, E.K., Scully, R.A., Henderson, Richard, Roper, B.B., and Heitke, J.D., 2012, Sampling Protocol for Stream Channel Attributes: PACFISH/INFISH Biological Opinion Effectiveness Monitoring Program (PIBO-EMP). Logan, UT. 125 p. | |
| Title | 2012 Sampling Protocol for Stream Channel Attributes | |
| Author | Archer, Eric K.; Scully, Rebecca A.; Henderson, Richard; Roper, Brett B. and Heitke, Jeremiah D. | |
| Publication Year | 2012 | |
| Abstract | The PACFISH/INFISH Effectiveness Monitoring (PIBO-EM) Program for aquatic and riparian resources was developed in 1998 in response to monitoring needs addressed in the Biological Opinions for bull trout (USFWS 1998) and steelhead (NMFS 1995). The primary objective is to determine whether priority biological and physical attributes, processes, and functions of riparian and aquatic systems are being degraded, maintained, or restored in the PIBO-EM area. The program samples within the interior Columbia River basin on lands managed by U.S. Forest Service (FS) Regions 1, 4, and 6 and the Idaho and Oregon/Washington State Offices of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
This document describes the sampling methods used by the PIBO-EM program during 2012. The methods are a result of 12 years of use, evaluation, and peer review. We worked with the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program to standardize methods, which resulted in a document titled “Effectiveness Monitoring for Streams and Riparian Areas within the Pacific Northwest: Stream Channel Methods for Core Attributes” (USDA 2006). The PIBO-EM protocol incorporates all methods described in this document. | |
| Table of Contents | SAMPLING ORDER BANKFULL WHERE STREAMBED AND STREAMBANK MEET SCOUR LINE THALWEG WIDTH CATEGORY SETTING UP YOUR REACH: GETTING STARTED OLD SITE: Setting Up Your Reach NEW SITE: Setting Up Your Reach SIDE CHANNELS UTM COORDINATES RECORD DISTURBANCE RECORDING STREAM FLOW SITE MARKERS MACROINVERTEBRATES WATER CHEMISTRY Photos HABITAT UNITS: POOLS vs RIFFLE / RUNS POOL TAIL FINES CROSS SECTIONS: INTRO CROSS SECTIONS: Water CROSS-SECTIONS: BF PEBBLE COUNTS BANKFULL WIDTH BANK ANGLE Bank Angle: Depositional Features Bank Angle: Slump Blocks, Logs, Rocks Bank Angle Key Bank Stability Streambank Stability Classification Key BANK TYPE LARGE WOOD REACH MAP MEASURING CHANGE IN REACH ELEVATION REFERENCES APPENDIX A: Stream Data Logger Troubleshooting APPENDIX B: Sampling Sites with Beaver Activity APPENDIX C: Sampling When There Isn’t Flowing Water throughout the Site APPENDIX D: Un-Scouted DMA Site Appendix E: Placing Instruments (Hobo and Cow Cam) Appendix F: Aquatic Invasive Protocol Appendix G: Gear Decontamination Equipment List Checklist for Crew | |
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