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Survey for National Volunteer Monitoring Directory
Monitoring program names:
| Coho Smolt Trap Monitoring |
| Stream restoration vegetation and structure monitoring |
Affiliation, if you are part of a national, statewide, or regional network (e.g., Izaak Walton League, Texas Watch):
Mid-Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group
 | Contact Information |
| Name:Yarrow Murphy | Street:7400 Sand Point Way; NE |
| City: Seattle | State: Washington |
| Zip Code:98115 | Phone: 206 529 9467 |
| Email:yarrow@midsoundfisheries.org | Web site1:http://www.midsoundfisheries.org |
| Fax: 206 529 9468 | Web site2: |
Does your program serve as an "umbrella" organization for smaller monitoring groups? No
Number of Active volunteers (excluding school classes):600 (50 monitoring)
For programs that work with schools: Teachers Number: Students Number:
Approx. annual monitoring budget: $5000 Year monitoring began: 2000
Sources of funding or in-kind support
| X Federal Government | X State Government | Local Government |
| X Foundations | X Businesses | X Memberships |
| X Donations | X Grass roots fundraising (events, solicitations, etc.) | Other: |
Does program have a written QA (quality assurance) plan?No Is it state-approved?No
EPA-approved? No |
Does program have monitoring-related publications you are willing to share with, or sell to, other groups?No
Counties in which you monitor:
King and Kitsap
Program description:
Spring out-migration coho smolt trap below a project that removed a fish passage barrier. This opened up about 2/3 mile of spawning and rearing habitat. Volunteers check the trap twice daily, identifying, measuring and releasing any fish that are caught.
Environments monitored:
River or Stream, Wetland
Physical/chemical monitoring:
Biological monitoring:
Fish, Macroinvertebrates, Terrestrial vegetation
Exotic/Invasive Species:
Additional activities:
Debris monitoring, Photographic surveys, Restoration, Stream channel morphology
Restoration activities:
planting, Debris placement
| Data Uses |
| Education | |
| Advocacy | Our program |
| Research | Our program |
| Community organizing | |
| Screen for problems | Our program |
| Establish baseline conditions | Our program |
| Nonpoint source assessment | |
| BMP evaluation | |
| Land use decisions | |
| Watershed planning | |
| Plan restoration projects | Our program |
| Enforcement | |
| Legislation | |
| Shellfish bed closures | |
| Swimming advisories | |
| State 305(b) report | |
Other
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