Monitoring protocol for wadeable streams of the Great Lakes Network: Version 1.0
Vandermeulen DD, Elias JE, Magdalene S, Damstra R, Glase J. 2017. Monitoring protocol for wadeable streams of the Great Lakes Network: Version 1.0. Natural Resource Report. NPS/GLKN/NRR—2017/1567. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Small, wadeable streams are important resources in several of the park units comprising the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network (GLKN). The water quality of the streams in GLKN parks is relatively good (with some exceptions), however conditions can change rapidly. Like other waterbodies, wadeable streams face a variety of threats such as climate change, atmospheric deposition, exotic species, addition of excess nutrients and sediments, changes in surrounding land use, and increased recreation pressure. Park water resource management plans and watershed condition assessments, among other park documents, have recommended routine monitoring of streams. In this protocol, we focus our monitoring on eight wadeable streams in five parks: two streams each in Isle Royale National Park (ISRO), Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO), and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE); and one stream each in Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO) and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (INDU), with the understanding that the protocol can be utilized at other GLKN parks. Through implementation of this protocol GLKN and park staff will: 1) monitor stream flow, chemistry, biology, and habitat, 2) assess current conditions relative to established indices and other regional data, and 3) detect trends in stream quality over time.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Vandermeulen, David; Elias, Joan; Magdalene, Suzanne; Damstra, Richard; Glase, Jay
- Date of Issue
- 2017-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GLKN , GRPO , INDU , ISRO , NRSS , PIRO , SLBE
- Keywords
- Protocol