Pierce County
- Clarks Creek downstream 1001
- Clarks Creek headwaters 1007
- First Creek 1004
- Puget Creek 1005
Whatcom County
- Anderson Creek 1002
King County
- Evans Creek 1003
Kitsap County
- Dogfish Creek 1006
Sudden Oak Death
Forestry
2010 pilot study results and planning for 2011 monitoring
gary.maguire2010 pilot study results and planning for 2011 monitoring
July 29, 2010 10 AM – 2 PM
Allmendinger Center, WSU Puyallup
Presentations
stream monitoring mtg july 29 2010 KPC2 – Marianne & Katie
Looking for Phytophthora ramorum – Lucy Rollins
Contact: Gary Chastagner, 253-445-4528 | WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center, 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA, 98371-4998 USA Last updated January 2, 2013
Clarks Creek – Stream Monitoring Pilot Study
gary.maguireClarks Creek
The Clarks Creek Watershed is located in Puyallup. It contains a mixture of land uses and supports runs of steelhead trout, Chinook, pink, Coho, and chum salmon. Pollution from microbial contamination (bacteria and other pathogens) has been detected in high levels within Clarks Creek. The creek has been classified as a 303 (d) for fecal coliform. Water molds such as Phytophthora and Pythium species have also been detected in the creek. Invasive Phytophthora species such as P. ramorum can cause serious damage to native forests and to the nursery and forest products industries. P. ramorum has not been found in Clarks Creek but is present in other streams in western Washington. Early detection of these organisms will allow for rapid response and reduce their impacts to the ecosystems. Another water mold, Saprolegnia, is common on fish raised in hatcheries and could affect populations of native amphibians if present in high enough numbers.
WSU monitoring on Clarks Creek
2010
Downstream 1001 – Puyallup HS
Near headwaters 1007 – Pierce College Biology 213
2011
Downstream 1102 – Puyallup HS
Near headwaters
- 1103 – Puyallup HS
- Sampling for Oomycetes using ‘Bait in a Bottle’ method – Pierce College Biology 213
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Clarks Creek near headwaters
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Results 2010
gary.maguireResults
2010 Pilot Study Results But what does it mean? Learn more about Phytophthora and Pythium species here.
Sites 2010
gary.maguire2010 Stream monitoring pilot study
Information for Volunteers 2010
gary.maguireInformation for Volunteers
Methodology
Field methods, bait deployment and retrieval
Datasheets
stream monitoring datasheet 2011 Excel 2007 file
Administrative
Monthly Volunteer Time Sheet PDF file
For minors under the age of 18:
Participant Health Day Activity Word 2007 file
Release Parent Guardian Stream Monitoring Word 2007 file
Calendars 2011
gary.maguireCalendars
Schedule baiting times, lab work by emailing Marianne (melliott2@wsu.edu)
February 2011 – Schedule first baiting and volunteer training at the end of Feb/beginning of March
Meetings and Events 2010
gary.maguireMeetings and Events
Weeks of Feb 21-25 and Feb 28-Mar 4 – Setting up and deploying baits at all sites for 2011.
2010 pilot study results and planning for 2011 monitoring July 29, 2010.
Planning meeting for Stream Monitoring Pilot Study January 27, 2010.
2010 Pilot study
gary.maguire2010 Pilot study
The 2010 pilot study is completed. Thanks to all the volunteers and students who helped out!
Contact: Gary Chastagner, 253-445-4528 | WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center, 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup, WA, 98371-4998 USA Last updated January 2, 2013
Announcements 2010
gary.maguireAnnouncements
The baiting for the 2010 pilot study is now complete. We are in the process of isolating and identifying all the Phytophthora species. Check out the results pages for the latest information.
Thanks to everyone for helping out with this project. We will be having a meeting/lunch event to look at our results and talk about next years monitoring towards the end of July. If you have ideas for other locations to monitor in 2011, let us know.
After two baiting intervals, we are happy to report that there has been no P. ramorum detected at any of the sites. Several different Phytophthora species have been isolated but not identified.
Thanks to the US Forest Service for providing two years worth of funding for this project!
Initial bait deployment and volunteer training is scheduled for four sites during the first week of March.
We will be holding a training session for people who wish to volunteer in the lab doing sample processing and Phytophthora identification sometime in mid-march. If you are interested in lab work, let Marianne know.
Marianne Elliott (melliott2@wsu.edu)