Field Manuals Containing Student and Volunteer Monitoring Protocols

Compiled by The Habitat Restoration Group


Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring - An Environmental Education Program for Schools. By Mark K. Mitchell and William B. Stapp. The Project GREEN, 721 E. Haron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. (313) 761-8142, Fax (313) 761-4951 or William B. Stapp, 2050 Delaware Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Also available through Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 4050 Westmark Drive, P.O. Box 1840, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840. (800) 228-0810, Fax (800) 772-9165.

Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds. 1993. By C.J. Ralph, G.R. Geupel, P. Pyle, T.E. Martin, and D.F. DeSante. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, P.O. Box 245, Berkeley, CA 94701-0245. (510) 559-6300. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-144.

Methods for Evaluating Riparian Habitats with Applications to Management. 1987. By W.S. Platts, C. Armour, G.D. Booth, M. Bryant, J.L. Bufford, P. Cuplin, S. Jensen, G.W. Lienkaemper, G.W. Minshall, S.B. Monsen, R.L. Nelson, J.R. Sedell, and J.S. Tuhy. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401. General Technical Report INT-221.

Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Rivers: Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Fish. 1989. By J.L. Plafkin, M.T. Barbour, K.D. Porter, S.K. Gross and R.M. Hughes. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Office of Water (WH-553), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA 440-4-89-001

Stream Inventory Project: Avian Resource Survey (Bird Survey Protocol), San Francisco Estuary Institute, 1325 S. 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804. (510) 231-9539, Fax (510) 231-9414. Available at SFEI Web Site http://www.sfei.org/.

Stream Inventory Project: Fisheries Habitat Survey (Fisheries Habitat Protocol), San Francisco Estuary Institute, 1325 S. 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804. (510) 231-9539, Fax (510) 231-9414. Available at SFEI Web Site http://www.sfei.org/.

Stream Inventory Project: Vegetation Resource Survey (Vegetation Survey Protocol), San Francisco Estuary Institute, 1325 S. 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804. (510) 231-9539, Fax (510) 231-9414. Available at SFEI Web Site http://www.sfei.org/.

Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual. 1993. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, 401 M Street SW (4504F), Washington, DC 20460. (202) 260-7018. EPA 842-B-93-004.

Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual. 1991. By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA 440/4-91-002.

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans (Final Draft). 1996. Attention: Alice Mayio, National Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AWPD (4503F), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. (202) 260-7018, Fax (202) 260-1977. EPA 841-D-96-001.

Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual (Field Test Draft). 1995. Attention: Alice Mayio, National Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AWPD (4503F), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. (202) 260-7018, Fax (202) 260-1977. EPA 841-D-95-001.

Compiled by: The Habitat Restoration Group P.O. Box 4006 Felton, CA 95018 (408) 335-6800 Fax (408) 335-6810 e-mail: hrg@cruzio.com URL: http://www.cruzio.com/~hrg/


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