Angler Science

We have two focal areas in which we are going to collect data over the next three years or more.  Those include: 1) Sky Island – an exotic name for the Upper Tuckaseigee, Upper Pigeon, North and South Fork Mills, Davidson and Cathey’s Creek watersheds; and 2) The Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River watershed.

We have (3) core survey and monitoring tracks in which you may participate.

• Sedimentation Surveys on Roads, Trails and In-Stream
• Fish Passage Barrier Surveys
• Water Temperature Collections

Training Dates

SEDIMENTATION SURVEYS (9 am – 2 pm each training session).  Easy to learn but surveyors will need to have the capacity to physically handle hikes and in-stream walks.

• Thursday, November 15, 2018 (Sky Island Focal Area)
• Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (Wilson Creek Focal Area)
• Thursday, December 13, 2018 (Wilson Creek Focal Area)

FISH PASSAGE BARRIER SURVEYS (9 am – 4 pm. November 26 will be a less formal, educational day.  December 10 and 11 will be really detailed training involving 1 ½ day.  We’ve got your lunches covered!)

• Monday, November 26, 2018 (Sky Island Focal Area)
• Monday and Tuesday, December 10 and 11, 2018 (Sky Island Focal Area)

WATER TEMPERATURE COLLECTIONS

• We are partnering with the University of Georgia to install 12 data loggers in the Sky Island Area.  Training is simple.  Collections are easy.  Once you are in charge of a data logger it’s a matter of driving to that site and checking it periodically.
• Training date(s) in November or December but not yet determined.  However, we need a head count to coordinate training dates with the UGA researcher.