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Riparian Buffers: Photographs
SARE Projects:
Blueberry Buffer Site (15 photos)
Dairy Farm Mature Buffer Site (5 photos)
Dairy Farm Experimental Buffer Site (20 photos)
Photos from July 19, 2005 Field Day (13 photos)
Skagit High School Buffer Program (7 photos)
ECOLOGY Projects:
Clarks Creek Buffer Site (8 photos)
Blueberry Buffer
Site
Aerial view of site.
Poplar buffer with Pidilla bay in distance.
Blueberries with poplar buffer in distance.
View from inside the buffer.
Dr. Henri inventorying trees in the buffer.
Blueberries without a buffer; Joe Leary Slough about 30 feet away.
Joe Leary Slough in flood stage.
Installing piezometers.
Installing piezometers.
Drs. Dobrowolski and Johnson.
Piezometer in blueberries.
Piezometer transect from blueberries to poplar buffer.
Transect continues into buffer.
University of Washington Students visit the buffer site.
Joe Leary Slough with Mt. Baker.
Dairy Farm Mature
Buffer Site
Aerial view of site.
View of buffer from field.
View from inside buffer.
Piezometers at field-buffer interface.
Piezometer transect into buffer.
Dairy Farm
Experimental Buffer Site
Aerial view of site.
Site before clearing Reed canarygrass.
Site after clearing.
Installing piezometers.
Alder plot after planting in April 2004.
View upstream in April 2004.
Alder plot in Sept. 2004 with piezometers.
Mowing of grass plot.
Manure being applied in adjacent field.
November 2004 flood.
After water receded.
Groundwater sampling - step 1.
Groundwater sampling - step 2.
Groundwater sampling - step 3.
Groundwater sampling - step 4.
Beaver damage on poplars.
Alder plot in July 2005, over 15 feet tall.
Poplar plot in July 2005, over 10 feet tall.
Rainbow over Nookachamps.
Resident bald eagle pair overseeing activity at site.
Photos from July 19,
2005 Field Day
Participants of buffer field day, July 19, 2005.
Dr. Johnson talks about buffers.
Dr. Henri discusses the economics of buffers.
The group gets to sample groundwater.
The sampling process is presented.
Patrina Pellett shows how to sample the groundwater.
Nitrate testing.
Ned Zaugg tests his sample for nitrate.
Ned and Dr. Dobrowolski explains their results.
Dr. Johnson checks his sample.
The results are presented to the group by Dr. Johnson.
Rick Haley talks about fecal coliform issues in Skagit County.
Time for ice cream and conversation.
Skagit High School
Buffer Program
Ned Zaugg talks to the students about water quality issues.
Dr. Dobrowolski making a point.
Dr. Henri challenging the students.
Dr. Henri and Joe Hudak learn how to use the field test kits.
At the buffer site, Dr. Dobrowolski samples from the Nookachamps.
Students prepare samples for analysis.
Mixing the solutions before reading the results.
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