UPDATE JUNE/12/07
Here is an
update about the eelgrass mapping…
we can camp
at Rathtrevor Friday and Saturday night. The contractor running it
all have said they will make it work.
People should come prepared to be outside on the beach for a
couple of hours. Footwear should be something that can get
wet - sandals, old shoes, gum boots - not bare feet though in
case of barnacles or clams. hats and sunscreen will hopefully
be needed instead of fleece and raingear.
Low tide is
1:09.
If we meet
at 11:30, We
will give an explanation of eelgrass and talk about what we
are doing and why the different jobs are important, and how
to do them.
We can do the
practice on that little eelgrass bed up high on the beach
again.
By 12:00 people should be headed for their start points, and
hopefully taking measurements by 12:30. We'll have to about
1:40 to take measurements and then the tide will be chasing
us out of there.
Then people
will have about a 20 minute walk back and we can talk about what
people saw, what they found.
I'm not sure where you will be camped exactly, so
maybe we can meet
at the entrance off the public
parkinglot I
think there is a big interpretive sign there, and if it is
raining maybe one of the picnic shelters will be free while
we chat.
Some more Stuff to ponder
---Sat.
night dinner will be a potluck
---We
will arrive a little early on Friday and post signs to the group
site. Follow the frogs ......
---Bring
your GPSr, A clipboard if you have one and a writing instrument
(Micheledoes
have some and will bring
those
along)
--- I
found out that they use NAD 83
– UTM for
theircords so
if you could set your GPSr up to handle that it will make
things easier (If you don’t know how to
change
the settings, someone there can
help you)
---Please
check the event page for any further updates before leaving for the
event.
SEE YOU
THERE!!!!
...
UPDATE May 13
2007
If you don't have
camping gear but would still like to spend the night, please
contact parksville prowler
through their
profile page... Coast2Coast2Coast
..
This will be the
second Rathtrevor Beach eelgrass mapping get-together
We only had a
little bit of warning of the first one so I was not able to make an
event out of it. This year we have over a month to get ready
for it.
Now I can hear
the people that were not there last year ask… “What the heck is
eelgrass and why does it need mapping.” Eelgrass beds are one
way of monitoring how healthy a shoreline is. If the eelgrass
beds are big, there are lots of places for small fish of all sorts
to hide in and grow. The scientists will be able to compare this
year's data with last year's and find out if the eelgrass bed is
growing (GOOD) or shrinking (BAD).
The 16 and 17th of June were picked
to correspond with the very low tides. ...
|
2007-06-16
(Saturday) |
|
Time |
Height |
|
PDT |
(m) |
(ft) |
|
01:09
|
3.7 |
12.1 |
|
05:38
|
4.5 |
14.8 |
|
13:09
|
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
20:54
|
5.0 |
16.4 |
|
|
2007-06-17
(Sunday) |
|
Time |
Height |
|
PDT |
(m) |
(ft) |
|
02:07
|
3.6 |
11.8 |
|
06:29
|
4.3 |
14.1 |
|
13:53
|
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
21:37
|
5.0 |
16.4 |
|
...In order to make this work, we need to be out there about an
hour and a half before low tide to an hour and a half after, give
or take a a few minutes.
We will meet at the main parking lot
that the coords take you to around 1000 Sat. morning (Time may be
updated later)
The scientist will give everyone a
very good briefing before so that we know what we are all looking
for and how she would like the data collected.
We will have a reserved group
campsite for tents where the majority of us will camp, have a
bonfire and tell tall caching tales. If you would like to bring a
camper or RV I would ask you to please make your own
reservation.
Please check out the links below for
more info on eelgrass and the park
C2C2C
Eelgrass
stewardship
Rathtrevor
Beach Park