2nd Annual Water Quality Monitoring Workshop Schedule

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TUESDAY

Time	Topic	Who
8:00	BREAKFAST
8:45	Introduction, Goals and Logistics, Get Acquainted Activity	Gail Andrews
9:15	Monitoring Parameters I: Temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Nutrients & pH What do I measure and how is it connected to watershed health?	Beth Lambert
10:30	BREAK & Data Set activity
11:00	Activity discussion & continue Monitoring Parameters I	Beth Lambert
11:40	Methods for Measuring Temperature	Ken Carrasco
Noon	LUNCH
1:00	*Choosing a method or what equipment should I order?*	Beth Lambert
1:30	Small Group Activities	Gail Andrews
1:40	Activity 1 �� Dissolved Oxygen Titrations	Steve Hanson
2:05	Activity 2 �� Dissolved Oxygen Meters	Elizabeth Herron
2:25	BREAK
2:40	Activity 3 �� Invertebrates	Sharon Collman
3:05	Activity 4 �� Conductivity, Salinity, Temperature Meter	Charlotte Clausing
3:30	Pulling the day together	Panel discussion
4:00	Optional activities or free time
6:00	DINNER

WEDNESDAY

8:00	BREAKFAST
8:45	Monitoring Parameters II: Sedimentation, turbidity, TDS, & more	Steve Hanson
9:15	Monitoring Parameters III: Bacteria	Michael Cochrane
9:45	BREAK & Bacteria and sediment demos
10:30	Doing your homework	Michael Cochrane
11:15	Lower Nooksack TMDL Case Study	Michael Cochrane
11:30	Sharing stories from group	All
NOON	LUNCH
1:00	Sampling Design: What questions are you trying to answer?	Mike Barber
1:30	Monitoring Design Activity (Take a BREAK as you work in groups)	Beth Lambert
2:55	Managing Your Data	Elizabeth others
3:15	Presenting your information to the public	Participants share
3:45	Wrapping up the workshop	All
4:00	Optional activities or free time
6:00	DINNER

THURSDAY

8:00	BREAKFAST
8:45	Working with Volunteer for Water Quality Monitoring (Take a BREAK mid-morning)	Elizabeth Herron
NOON	LUNCH
3:00	We must vacate the building

Meals are served in the Dining Hall. Most sessions will be in the Columbia Room of the Riverfront Lodge�If the room is too bright for media projection, we will move upstairs. The schedule may vary slightly based on participant needs.

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