Available Conservation and Maintenance of Soil, Water, and Air Resources Protocols for the National Forest System.
| Available Protocols |
Contact Information |
Associated Database |
| Basinwide Estimation of Habitat and Fish Populations in Streams |
Andrew Dolloff
Coldwater Habitat Project Lead
Southern Research Station |
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| Ecosystem Assessment at the Watershed Scale, Federal Guide for Watershed Analysis |
Kerry Overton
Air, Water, and Aquatics Science
Rocky Mountain Research Station |
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| Effectiveness Monitoring for Streams and Riparian Areas Within the Upper Columbia River Basin (PIBO) Sampling Protocol for Stream Channel Attributes |
Brett Roper, Aquatic Monitoring Center Program Lead, WO- WFWARP |
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| Effectiveness Monitoring for Streams and Riparian Areas Within the Upper Columbia River Basin (PIBO): Sampling Protocol for Riparian Vegetation |
Brett Roper, Aquatic Monitoring Center Program Lead, WO- WFWARP |
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| EPA Total Suspended Particulates |
Tim Hanley
EPA Particulate Matter Monitoring Coordination
NON-FS: US Environmental Protection Agency; or
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
NRIS Air |
| Field Guide for Surface Water Sample and Data Collection and Surface Water Chemistry Monitoring Record data sheets |
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants |
NRIS Air |
| Forest Soil Disturbance Monitoring Protocol |
Randy Davis
National Soils Program Lead
WO- Wildlife Fish and Rare Plants |
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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Level I Inventory Field Guide: Inventory Methods for Assessment and Planning (GTRWO-86a) (PDF 8.85 MB)
Printable Version (booklet format 5.5" x 8.5") of GDE Level 1 Inventory Field Guide (PDF 1.7 MB) |
Christopher Carlson,
National Groundwater Program Lead
WO- Minerals and Geology Management |
GDE Inventory Access Database |
| Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Level II Inventory Field Guide: Inventory Methods for Project Design and Analysis (GTRWO-86b) (PDF 9.89 MB) |
Christopher Carlson,
National Groundwater Program Lead
WO- Minerals and Geology Management |
GDE Inventory Access Database |
| IMPROVE Aerosol Sampler Operations Manual |
Marc Pitchford
IMPROVE Steering Committee Chair
NON-FS: NOAA Desert Research Institute; or
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
VIEWS
(non-FS, linked through IMPROVE website) |
| Integrated Riparian Evaluation Guide (IREG) - Intermountain Region |
Mary Manning, Reg Vegetation Ecologist, Northern Region |
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| Keeping it Wild: An Interagency Strategy to Monitor Trends in Wilderness Character Across the National Wilderness Preservation System |
Dr. Pete Landres, Ecologist Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute |
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| Lichen Biomonitoring |
Greg Reams
National Program Manager, FIA
WO- Research and Development |
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| Mercury Deposition Network |
Kirsey Longley
Mercury Deposition Network Site Liaison
NON-FS: Frontier Geosciences; or
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
NADP
(non-FS, linked through NADP website) |
| National Atmospheric Deposition Program (Site Selection and Installation) |
Mark Rhodes
Quality Assurance Manager
NON-FS: National Atmospheric Deposition Program; or
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
NADP
(non-FS, linked through NADP website) |
| National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (USGS) |
Franceska Wilde, hydrologist, USGS Office of Water Quality |
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| National Inventory and Assessment Procedure for Identifying Barriers to Aquatic Organisms Passage at Road-Stream Crossings |
Kim Clarkin
Hydrologist
San Dimas Technology and Development Center |
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| National Trends Network, Federal Reference Method |
Matt Layden
Site Operations and Equipment Liaison
NON-FS: National Trends Network; or
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
NADP
(non-FS, linked through NADP website) |
| R1/R4 (Northern/Intermountain Regions) Fish and Fish Habitat Standard Inventory Procedures Handbook. INT-GTR-346 |
Kerry Overton
Air, Water, and Aquatics Science Program Manager, Rocky Mountain Research Station |
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| Standard Operating Procedure for Passive Samplers: Ogawa Samplers for O3, NH3, NO2 and NOx |
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants |
NRIS Air |
| Stream Condition Inventory Technical Guide version 5.0 - Pacific Southwest Region. July 2005 |
Joseph Furnish, Regional Aquatic Ecologist, Pacific Southwest Region |
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| Stream Inventory Handbook Level I & II - Pacific Northwest Region version 2.12 |
Catherine (Katie) Serres, Stream Inventory Coordinator, Mt. Hood NF |
Forest Service Aquatic Surveys application |
| Technical Guide for Managing Groundwater Resources |
Christopher Carlson,
National Groundwater Program Lead
WO- Minerals and Geology Management |
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Conservation and Maintenance of Soil, Water, and Air Resources Protocols in Progress for the National Forest System
| Protocols in Progress |
Contact Information |
Associated Database |
| Aquatic Ecological Unit Inventory (AEUI): Inventory and Monitoring of Aquatic Biota in Wadeable Streams Protocol Project |
Brett Roper,
Aquatic Monitoring Center Program Lead
WO- WFWARP |
NRIS |
| Aquatic Ecological Unit Inventory (AEUI): Valley Segment and River Reach Technical Guide Project (Initiated 2004) |
John Potyondy,
Hydrologist & Program Lead, STREAM Team
Rocky Mountain Research Station |
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| Groundwater Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide |
Christopher Carlson,
National Groundwater Program Lead
WO- Minerals and Geology Management |
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| Technical Guide for Determining Ecological Water Requirements |
Joe Gurrieri,
Centralized National Operations, Office of Geologic Resources, Hazards, and Surface Management WO-Minerals and Geology Management |
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| Groundwater Inventory and Monitoring Technical Notes |
Joe Gurrieri,
Centralized National Operations, Office of Geologic Resources, Hazards, and Surface Management WO-Minerals and Geology Management |
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| Inventory and Monitoring of Riparian Areas - West |
Dave Merritt
Riparian Plant Ecologist, STREAM Team
Rocky Mountain Research Station |
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| National Surface Water Chemistry Protocols for the Air Program |
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants
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Proposed Conservation and Maintenance of Soil, Water, and Air Resources Protocols for the National Forest System
| Proposed Protocols |
Contact Information |
Associated Database |
| Air Pollution Sensitive Resources: Soil Chemistry, Lichen Communities, and Aquatic Biota Monitoring Protocol |
Ann Acheson
National Air Program Manager
WO-WFWARP |
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| Best Management Practices Standards and Monitoring |
Sherry Hazelhurst
National Surface Water/ Watershed Improvement Program Lead
WO- WFWARP |
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| Inventory and Monitoring of Riparian Areas - East |
Dave Merritt, Stream Systems Technology Center (STREAM), Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants |
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