The final short week for sometime….
June 14, 2010
So with a nice long weekend out of the way I had a short week – well not so short as we ran our invertebrate training day on Saturday – I used the time to get the final prep for the survey season sorted. So it was maps, forms, and databases.
Tuesday we got in a little bit later than usual (9:00!) after arriving back late from Scotland on Monday. It was straight down to business getting on with sorting out the database that we are going to use to store our data this year, then it was preparing methodology and field sheets for the walk over surveys of Cam and Gayle beck. Then in the afternoon a few bits and pieces to sort on Barrowford 3.
Wednesday I had to sort out some fund raising applications, and then it was onto preparing Land Drainage consents for the work at Stock beck and Barrowford 3. I also sent off some day rates for carrying out fish rescues for works in the Nelson area.
Thursday we met with Alistair Maltby of ART to look at the present and possible future works that are planned for stock beck. It was nice to bounce some ideas off him, and also to get some more that I hadn’t/would never of thought of! In the afternoon it was back to doing the research for Cam and Gayle beck research – mainly looking at instream temperature and pH monitoring instruments. We also squeezed in a visit to Talbot bridge to have a look at the fish pass – which is nearly done.
Friday I had to take the truck into the garage so I was stuck in the office, well nearly Catherine drove me over to check on talbot bridge which was complete (minus some reinstatement work), and then I was picked up by Martin Charlesworth from the AONB to go and look at a stretch of Bashall brook we plan to do some Balsam bashing on, next Sunday. Then I had to purchase all the temperature and pH recording instruments, which might not sound like much but when its worth a few thousand and they are coming from the US it takes some careful planning and Consideration! In the afternoon Stuart Croft from the Riverfly Partnership arrived and we set up our kit for the training day on Saturday. Which went off like a dream, beautiful sunshine, a great training room (provided by Hanson Cement) and a great Tutor, the only challenge was the amount of algae on the day! So another 10 people out monitoring, which is fantastic!
The count down to electro fishing really has started and in between then there are 15kms of detailed walk over survey, a Himalayan Balsam Bashing day, and another invertebrate training day… no rest for the …. dedicated!
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