Training
Exploring Water Quality Trends and Connections: Tembladero-Lower Salinas-Elkhorn Slough
This is a 2-hour workshop to improve understanding of the Elkhorn Slough’s water quality monitoring program, concerns about water quality, and connections between the Tembladero/Lower Salinas/Elkhorn Slough. It is by invitation only.
COST: FREE
REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED
Instructor Information
Mr. John Haskins
Water Quality Scientist
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Dr. Brent Hughes
David H. Smith Research Conservation Fellow
UCSC
Dr. Ken Johnson
Senior Scientist
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Contact
Grey Hayes
grey@elkhornslough.org
831-274-8700
Sponsors
Description
See also: Elkhorn Slough Water Quality, Polluted Runoff
Water quality researchers at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve will present long term, detailed data and analyses on water quality trends and concerns in the Elkhorn Slough. The presentations will explicitly explore water quality connections between the Tembladero/Lower Salinas/Elkhorn Slough. The objective of the workshop is for participants to understand the observed trends and connections and to help inform ESNERR about how to best meet gaps in understanding.
The workshop is by invitation only. The intended audience is personnel involved in monitoring and resource protection from municipalities, resource agencies, and farm organizations. If you know of someone who should be included in the invitation, please let us know so that we can extend invitations where appropriate and where there is additional space to accommodate attendees.
Documents and Publications
Contact List
We encourage participants to download the contact list to assist with arranging a rideshare or to get in contact with someone you met at the
workshop. Those interested in sharing a ride to the event are marked on the contact list.
| DOCUMENT | AUTHOR / SOURCE |
|---|---|
| WORKSHOP MATERIALS | |
| Presentation: Linking watershed activities to nearshore ecosystem processes: a case study of Elkhorn Slough PPTX, 10.4MB |
Brent Hughes ESNERR March 19, 2012 |
| Presentation: Water Quality: Trends and Concerns PPT, 4.4MB |
John Haskins Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve March 2012 |
| PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Identifying factors that influence expression of eutrophication in a Central California estuary PDF, 390KB |
Brent B. Hughes,
John C. Haskins,
Kerstin Wasson,
Elizabeth Watson Marine Ecology Progress Series 439: 31-43 October 20, 2011 |
| Nitrate Sources and Sinks in Elkhorn Slough, California: Results from Long-term Continuous in situ Nitrate Analyzers PDF, 678KB |
Thomas P. Chapin; Jane M. Caffrey; Hand W. Jannasch; Luke J. Coletti; John C.
Haskins; Kenneth S. Johnson Estuaries 27(5):882-894 Oct. 2004 |
| Using nitrate dual isotopic composition (d15N and d18O) as a tool for exploring sources and cycling of nitrate in an estuarine system: Elkhorn Slough, California PDF, 1.7MB |
Scott D. Wankel; Carol Kendall; Adina Paytan Journal of Geophysical Research 114 2009 |
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
| Statistical Analysis of Sixteen Years of Water Quality Data Project PDF, 1.4MB |
Marc Los Huertos University of California at Santa Cruz November 5, 2008 |
| Synthesis for management of eutrophication issues in Elkhorn Slough PDF, 3.5MB |
Brent Hughes Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2009:1 2009 |
Links
Drainage for the Gabilan Watershed includes the following: Alisal Slough (intercepts the Tembladero Slough), Espinosa Lake, Natividad Creek, Alisal Creek, Gabilan Creek (all intercept the Reclamation Ditch), and Santa Rita Drain
http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/Agency_data/RecDitchFinal/Ch01_Introduction.pdf
MCWRA Ground Water Summary Report (Urban and Ag. Water Extractions and Conservation in the Salinas Valley)
http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/Agency_data/GEMS_Reports/2010%20Summary%20Report.pdf
Questions and Answers
Submit a question on this subject and we'll provide an answer. coastaltraining@elkhornslough.org