Forested Streams Sample Collection

On Friday 2/24/2012 around 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., we returned to the forested streams located within Camp Robinson to collect water samples for water quality. We were able to take water samples from both the unamed tributary that we are sampling as well as from Newton Creek before we ran out of time. Winifree Creek is still left to sample from in this area. We marked off a 100 meter area of stream and using a random number generator, we took samples from two transects in both streams. We measured pH, turbidity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, specific conductivity, nitrate levels, phosphorus levels, leaf litter, and algae in the water. After collecting samples using the probes we collected some water samples for further testing of nitrates and phosphorus levels, as well as samples of algae which will be measured in the lab.