Project continues ongoing water quality assessment of Freshwater Creek and its tributaries with particular respect to turbidity and suspended sediment loads.
Student conducted water quality survey from March through April 2005 on selected locations along Campbell Creek, Beith Creek and Gannon Slough. Water quality parameters measured include salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS).
Project looks at water quality and fish habitat parameters associated with Dellanina nature area, created by the city of Arcata along Jolly Giant Creek in an effort to reduce flooding and promote ecosystem restoration.
Student conducted water quality survey of three sites from February through March 2007 on the influents and effluents of the Arcata Aquaculture Project (AAP) rearing ponds located adjacent to the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Humboldt Bay.
Continuation of student lead campaign to promote local water resources and reduce overall usage of disposable/ single use plastic water bottles on and around the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt.
Project looks into water usage on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt and issues pertaining to stormwater runoff as both a possible resource and environmental contaminant.
This groups is investigating restoration of Widow White Creek in McKinleyville, CA. This project was carried out with the primary goal of continuing ongoing restoration efforts by removing invasive species and litter and encouraging native vegetation, plant diversity, and canopy cover.
Development of suggested region of focus for the Redwood Creek National Watershed Center located in the former Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery near orick California. Document includes resources for watershed terminology, suggested regions of focus, and hydrologic maps of California.
General overview of the water resources for the City of Arcata, state conservation measures, related organizations and possible methods to increase conservation.
This project investigates the possibility of implementing water catchment on campus to provide non potable water for WRRAP to use to maintain compost. This group tries to evaluate water demand, possible locations for catchment system, and other components, and barriers to this system.