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2007 Ground Water Summit |
| Sunday, April 29, 2007: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | |||
| Pecos (Albuquerque Convention Center) | |||
| Springs Ecosystems Inventory, Classification, and Monitoring | |||
| In this short course, students will be introduced to the theory and techniques of inventorying spring ecosystems as well as how to classify springs with this inventory information. A half-day will be in the classroom to introduce the theory and a half-day spent in the field to demonstrate materials and techniques. Students will learn both Level I and Level II surveying. In a Level I Inventory, students will learn how to locate, photograph, and provide a reconnaissance level description of the spring type, site condition, presence of unusual plants and animals, and human impacts on springs ecosystems. In a Level II Inventory, students will learn how to locate, photograph, describe, sample, and map riparian and aquatic plant and invertebrate communities to determine diversity, conduct geologic/geomorphic and hydrogeochemical analyses, and conduct a wildlife survey in order to make recommendations for restoration and/or long-term monitoring. | |||
| Organizers: | Abraham E. Springer, PhD, Northern Arizona University Larry Stevens, EnvironCon Systems Inc | ||