Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

15 Dec, 02 AM - 30 Jun, 10 AM

The project will conduct water quality analysis including: bioassessments in the Spring and Fall 2005, bacteria analysis,flow measurements, nutrient analysis, and possible metal analysis. The project seeks the use of Cold Creek in order to establish natural background levels (non-anthropogenic influenced areas) for the Malibu Creek watershed. Area of sampling is not known to the project coordinator yet, as I have not been into the reserve yet. I will seek the guidance of Heal the Bay for good sample locations, an organization that currently conducts sampling wtihtin the Stunt Ranch reserve. Water samples will be taken from the banks of the creek, possibly disturbing vegetation. Bioassessments will require wading in the creek, and the rubbing of rocky substrate in order to capture benthic macroinvertebrates. The project itself was created to coordinate with all other water monitoring efforts in the Malibu Creek Watershed in order to do the following: fill in data gaps where water quality is not currently being monitored, create a centralized database for all data collection efforts in the watershed, create baseline water quality data within the watershed, help create an implementation plan to resolve water quality degradation from urban run-off.

Visit #6318 @Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 4788 | Research

Malibu Creek Watershed Monitoring Program

research_scientist - City of Calabasas

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 6 Research Assistant (non-student/faculty/postdoc) Dec 15, 2004 - Jun 30, 2005 (198 days)
Jim Medlen Dec 15, 2004 - Jun 30, 2005 (198 days)

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Day Use Only 7 Dec 15, 2004 - Jun 30, 2005