Monitoring Programs by
Resource
RESOURCE Air
PROGRAM Air Quality Monitoring
PURPOSE to monitor air quality to assure standards are met, to be
able to predict conc.of air
pollutants and to evaluate trends and
progress from improvements
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL variable; continous to 24 hr comp.
DATES 70's to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL www.epa.gov/aqspubl1/annual_summary.html
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED fine particulates(PM2.5 and PM 10),
ozone, nitrogen oxide, sulphur
dioxide, carbon monoxide, VOCs, carbonyls,
metals
LOCATIONS approx. 15 sites throughout RI
NOTES not all sites are monitored for all pollutants
CONTACT
Barbara Morin
RIDEM
Ofiice of Air Resources
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Phone (401) 222-4700
Fax (401) 222-2017
bmorin@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Climate
PROGRAM Rhode Island Bristol County Observer Network (RIBCON)
PURPOSE Measure and record weather data of local weather patterns
in Rhode Island and
Bristol
County, Massachusetts
INSTITUTION Ray Vincent
INTERVAL Daily, year round
DATES 1992 to present
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL Standard
ACCESS Membership in network ($12 fee)
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Air temperature (thermometer), wind
speed/direction (wind vane
and
anemometer), precipitation (rain gauge, ruler for snow?)
LOCATIONS Throughout RI and Bristol County, MA
NOTES This weather monitoring network produces monthly reports
sent to all members of
the
network (whether you collect data or not).
An annual fee of $12 covers postage
and
coping costs.
CONTACT
Ray Vincent
RIBCON
13 Kenyon Street
Providence, RI 02930
Phone (401) 421-8382
Fax
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RESOURCE Climate
PROGRAM RIBCON - Rhode Island Bristol County Network
PURPOSE Develop baseline data of local weather patterns in Rhode
Island and Bristol
County,
Massachusetts
INSTITUTION Ray Vincent
INTERVAL daily
DATES ~1990
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL Standard
ACCESS Membership in network ($11 fee)
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Air temperature (thermometer), wind
speed/direction, precipitation
(rain
gauge, ruler for snow?)
LOCATIONS Throughout RI and Bristol County, MA
NOTES This weather monitoring network produces monthly reports
sent to all members of
the
network (whether you collect dat or not).
An annual fee of $11 covers postage
and
coping costs.
CONTACT
Ray Vincent
RIBCON . Providence, RI 00000
Phone (401) 421-8382
Fax
.
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Adult American Shad and River Herring Monitoring
PURPOSE to assess the abundance of adult shad and herring in RI
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL daily Mar.-July
DATES
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED frequency by manual fish counts at
ladders or by counters
LOCATIONS Pawcatuck R.,Gilbert Stuart, Nonquit, Annaquatucket,
Potowomut
NOTES Shad are trapped and counted on Pawc. R. daily end of Mar.
- July 4. Herring
counted
by direct count of fish over fish ladders or by electronic fish counters
on
Pawc.
R.(difficult to do because of depth of water), Gilb. St., Non., Anna., Pot.
CONTACT
Phil Edwards
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
pedwardsdem@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Amphipod Population Study
PURPOSE Determine field demographics for the estuarine amphipod
Ampelisca abdita
INSTITUTION EPA-AED
INTERVAL bi-weekly
DATES 1996-2000
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL yes
ACCESS contact PI (Ann Kuhn-Hines)
PARAMETERS_MEASURED abundance, length frequency, sex
ratio,biomass, and reproductive
state.
LOCATIONS Narrow River
NOTES AED research project.
CONTACT
Ann Kuhn-Hines
EPA-AED
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone (401) 782-3199
Fax (401) 782-3030
kuhn.anne@epa.gov
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Aquatic Furbearer Survey
PURPOSE to assess the population of aquatic furbearers
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL dn
DATES
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED numbers of
LOCATIONS throughout RI
NOTES
CONTACT
Lori Suprock
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
Lsuprock@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Artificial Substrate Monitoring
PURPOSE Biological data used to supplement physical and chemical WQ
data to identify
long
term trends in WQ which reflect water pollution abatement and/or needs
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL 1X year in summer
DATES 1974 to present
DATA_FORMAT Analog Data Sheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL standard methods
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED biological diversity using the Fullner
multiple plate artifical
LOCATIONS 7 stations on RI rivers corresponding to USGS chemical
sampling
NOTES
CONTACT
Robert Richardson
RIDEM
Ofice of Water Resources
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908
Phone (401) 222-4700
Fax (401) 222-3564
rrichard@dem.ri.state.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Benthic Infauna in Narr Bay
PURPOSE Observe long-term changes in the depositional benthic
community of
Narragansett
Bay
INSTITUTION URI Grad School of Oceanography
INTERVAL every June
DATES 1999-present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL See MERL Manual
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED 15 cores collected, 0-2 cm and 2-10 cm
horizons on 300 micron
&
500 micron mesh; nematodes msred on 0-2 cm horizon w/ 38
micron
mesh; See MERL manua
LOCATIONS MERL Station 1 north of Jamestown
NOTES Program to be continued for indefinite future with state
support.
CONTACT
Dr. Candace Oviatt
URI Grad School of Oceanography
South Ferry Rd
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone (401) 874-6132
Fax
coviatt@gso.uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Bird monitoring @ Galilee Bird Sanctuary
PURPOSE Monitor changes in avian community composition following
restoration of a
saltmarsh.
INSTITUTION URI
INTERVAL Biweekly all year
1991-1996; point counts 92-99
DATES 1991-1999
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL none
QUALITY_CONTROL --
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Species composition, relative abundance,
habitat associations,
censused
w/ point cts & spot mapping.
LOCATIONS Galilee Bird Sanctuary
NOTES Golet, Eddleman initiated monitoring. Surveys stopped in
99. Data from 91-97 prior to
installation of tide gates. Post-restoration
data available.
CONTACT
Frank Golet, Peter Paton
Dept of Nat Resource Scnces,
--
--
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2986
Fax (401) 874-4561
ppaton@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Bird Source
PURPOSE To promote conservation and environmental science, and to
develop a long-term
record
of bird populations in North America
INSTITUTION National Audubon Soc. & Cornell Lab of Ornithology
INTERVAL varies
DATES
DATA_FORMAT Other (Describe in Notes)
URL http://birdsource.cornell.edu/index.html
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS http://birdsource.cornell.edu/index
PARAMETERS_MEASURED avian species (observation)
LOCATIONS nationwide
NOTES This information was generated from the Bird Source
website, developed and
managed
by the Naitonal Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
CONTACT
.
BirdSource (Audubon and Cornell)
.
., . 00000
Phone (000) 000-0000
Fax
.
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Bird Species Breeding Monitoring
PURPOSE to determine breeding status of colony, nesting , shore and
wading birds
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL don’t know
DATES
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED breeding status
LOCATIONS throughout RI
NOTES data is found in year end reports.
CONTACT
Lori Suprock
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
Lsuprock@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Cooperative Agricutural Pest Survey (CAPS)
PURPOSE Detect introduced or exotic invasive
species-plants,insects,inverts,pathogens,etc.
INSTITUTION USDA/APHIS
INTERVAL Monitoring frequency depends on species of concern
DATES 1982-on-going
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL www.ceris.purdue.edu/napis/
QUALITY_CONTROL no
ACCESS NAPIS database, public access
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Exotic species identified via trapping
and visual surveys
LOCATIONS Statewide, County basis
NOTES This monitoring program is designed to detect invasive,
non-indigenos species
throughout
the state. Sample design is dependant
on specific species of concern
and
is linked to the national PPQ program that detemines which surveys should be
conducted.
CONTACT
Lisa Tewksbury
URI-Plant Sciences
6 Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2750
Fax (401) 874-2494
lisat@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Daimondback Terrepian Population Study
PURPOSE Establish population information for the Barrington area,
and to preserve breeding
habitat for the Diamondback Terrepian
INSTITUTION Barrington Land Conservation Trust
INTERVAL spring breeding season
DATES 1990 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Contact Charlotte Sornborger
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Diamondback terrepian (mark and
recapture)
LOCATIONS Barrington
NOTES
CONTACT
Charlotte Sornborger
Barrington Land
1 Wildacre Lane
Barrington, RI 02806
Phone (401) 245-8467
Fax
c_sornborger@hotmail.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Fin Fish Monitoring Coastal Ponds
PURPOSE to assess finfish fishery in coastal ponds
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL 2 X mo. May - Oct.
DATES 1993 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED length, weight, frequency
LOCATIONS 16 sites in five coastal ponds and Narrow River
NOTES
CONTACT
Jennifer Temple
RIDEM
Coastal Fisheries Lab
1231 Succotash Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone (401) 783-2304
Fax (401) 783-2760
jtemple@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Gill Net Monitoring Program
PURPOSE To assess pelagic gamefish for fisheries management
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL monthly May - Oct.
DATES 2000 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED length, frequency, weight, otolith and
scales
LOCATIONS eight stations in Narragansett Bay
NOTES
CONTACT
Dick Satchwill
RIDEM
Coastal Fisheries Lab
1231 Succotash Road
Wakefiels, RI 02879
Phone (401) 783-2304
Fax (401) 783-2760
rsatchwi@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Impacts of Ctenophore M leidyi on icthyoplnktn
PURPOSE Determine abundance and seasonal distribution of the
ctenophore M. leidyi in
Narr
Bay in relation to bay water temperature & the abundance and distribution
of
larval
fish & other zooplankton.
INSTITUTION RI Sea Grant
INTERVAL once per week GSO dock, monthly six othr Bay stns
DATES June 1999 to Sept 2002
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL std protocols fr abundance; calibrated temp/sal
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Abundance (#/m**3), volume (mls/m**3) of
m leidyi; abundance
(#m**3)
of othr zooplnktn categories (copepods, etc.), water temp,
salinity
LOCATIONS GSO Dock; Prov Riv; Ohio ledge; Greenwich Bay; wst side of
Prudence Island;
Wickford
Cove; sth side of Jamestown bridge
NOTES
CONTACT
Barbara Sullivan
GSO, URI
S. Ferry Rd
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone (401) 874-6659
Fax (401) 874-6160
bsull@gso.uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Intertidal Crabs on Rocky Shores
PURPOSE To follow temporal trends in abundance (densities) of the
Asian Shore Crab H.
sanguineus
& other crab spp, primarily mud crabs in family Xanthidae & green
crabs
(C. maenas)
INSTITUTION WHOI Sea Grant
INTERVAL Spring (May-June) Fall (Sept-Oct)
DATES Oct 1998 - fall 2001
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL No formal techniques; on-site training
ACCESS ?
PARAMETERS_MEASURED # of crabs/2 m2 quadrat, 3-5 replicate
quadrats sample at each
smpling
interval
LOCATIONS Bristol RI by Mt. Hope Bridge
NOTES Data will be assembled in a final project report to be
submitted to WHOI Sea Grant
after
the funding ends in 2002. Article manuscript will also be prepared.
CONTACT
Nancy J. O'Connor
Depart of Biology, Umass
285 Old Westport Rd North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone (508) 999-8217
Fax (508) 999-8196
noconnor@umassd.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Jamestown Bird Survey
PURPOSE Inventory the avian species that breed on and migrate
through Jamestown,
Rhode
Island.
INSTITUTION Jamestown Land Trust
INTERVAL varies
DATES ~ 1985
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Contact Candy Powell
PARAMETERS_MEASURED avain species (observation)
LOCATIONS Jamestown
NOTES This entry is incomplete, and may contain errors. It will be updated as direct contact
is
made with the program coordinator.
CONTACT
Candy Powell
Jamestown Land Trust
.
Jamestown, RI 02832
Phone (401) 423-1492
Fax
.
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Jamestown Land Trust
PURPOSE Inventoring the birds of Jamestown
INSTITUTION Jamestown Land Trust
INTERVAL Varies
DATES 1985
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Contact Candy Powell
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Avian inventory (observation)
LOCATIONS Jamestown
NOTES This entry is incomplete, and may contain errors. More complete information to
CONTACT
Candy Powell
Jamestown Land Trust.
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone (401) 423-1492
Fax
______________________________________________
RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Juvenile American Shad And river Herring Monitoring
PURPOSE to assess the juvenile herring and shad population that are
migrating downstream
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL weekly or bi weekly June - Nov.
DATES 1986 to present
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED frequency, length and weight (seine,
cast net, trap net, weir
LOCATIONS Pawcatuck R., Gilbert Stuart, Nonquit, Annaquatucket,
Potowomut
NOTES Use seine on Pawcatuck weekly mid Aug. - Nov 1. Other sites are weekly or
biweekly
June - Nov 1
CONTACT
Phil Edwards
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 789-7490
pedwardsdem@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Juvenile Fin Fish Survey
PURPOSE to assess popultaion of recreationally and commercially
important fin fish
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL 1 X mo. June - Oct.
DATES 1986 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED temp, salinity, DO, length, frequency(on
target species only)
LOCATIONS 18 stations in Narr. Bay
NOTES
CONTACT
Chris Powell
RIDEM
DEM Fish and Wildlife
150 Fowler Street
Wickford, RI 02852
Phone (401) 294-4524
Fax (401) 294-9640
cpowell@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Kingston Wildlife Research Station
PURPOSE Monitor fall migration of migratory birds
INSTITUTION URI & RI Audubon Society
INTERVAL Once every fall (7 Aug - 1 Nov)
DATES 1958-1994; 1998-present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL --
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Age/Sex ratios, species composition,
morphological characs, 4-10
mist nets annually
LOCATIONS Kingston Wildlife Rsch Station near junction of Rt 138
& Rt 108
NOTES Banding program first run by Doug Kraus from 1958 to 1994.
Passed on
research/monitoring
program to P. Paton. Kraus originally used 4 mist nets. Paton
expanded
program to 10 mist nets annually. Capture data still exprssed as birds/100
net
hours.
CONTACT
Dr. Peter Paton
Dept of Nat. Resource Scnces,
--
--
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2986
Fax (401) 874-4561
ppaton@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Largemouth Bass Monitoring
PURPOSE to determine frequency and growth rates of large mouth bass
in RI ponds
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL weekly Aug - Oct. (sometimes in spring)
DATES
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED frequency, catch rates, length, weight,
scales
LOCATIONS Tuckers P, Watchoag P, Pascoag Res, Wilson P. and Tiogue L
NOTES Two methods of obtaining data. Bass Fish Tournaments are monitored for catch.
Ususally
one to two per weekend Aug.-Oct.
Nighttime electroshocking is
conducted
once per year Sept.-Oct.
CONTACT
Phil Edwards
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq.
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
pedwardsdem@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Lobster Fishery Monitoring
PURPOSE to assess the lobster fishery in Narr. Bay
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL 2 inshore trips per mo.
DATES 1991 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS annual report summary upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED sex, size, cull status, mortality,
pathology, shell disease, maturity
LOCATIONS Narr. Bay and RI Sound
NOTES
CONTACT
Tom Angell/ Scott Olszewski
RIDEM
Marine Fisheries
1231 Succotash Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone (401) 783-2304
Fax (401) 783-2760
solszews@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Lobster Larval Settlement Index
PURPOSE Determine whether a larval settlement index will be useful
as a predictor of
population
trends in the American lobster fishery
INSTITUTION RI Sea Grant, RI DEM
INTERVAL Each site sampled annually end of settlement seasn
DATES 1990-present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Avai
PARAMETERS_MEASURED At each site, 12 half-meter squared
quadrats suctioned sampled
destructively
rmving interstitial fauna; suction samples collected in
1.5 mm mesh bags. Orgs too large for suction
sampler cght by
hand
& are msred in situ.
LOCATIONS Harbor-of-Refuge, Black Pt, Southwest Pt, Castle Hill,
Lands End, Sachuest Pt.
NOTES The intent of Dr. Wahle is to establish long-term funding
support from the state of RI
to
continue the settlement index annually for the indefinite future, given that
its
predictive
utility is adequately confirmed.
CONTACT
Dr. Richard Wahle
Bigelow Lab
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
Phone (206) 633-9659
Fax (206) 633-9641
rwhale@bigelow.org
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Lobster shell disease program
PURPOSE Monitor shell condition of lobsters in Dutch Harbor, Narr
Bay as part of ongoing
artificial
reef project.
INSTITUTION RI Sea Grant/CMER
INTERVAL Weekly frm May to Oct
DATES Mar 1997-Oct 2001
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL Training & methodology
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Traps to capture lobsters. Shell disease
index usd to eval shell
cndtn.
Tag & recapture to frthr assess shell cndtn
LOCATIONS Dutch Harbor, Narr Bay
NOTES Project coordinated w/ RI DEM & similar data compiled
at other sites thro sea
sampling.
Joint publication available.
CONTACT
Kathleen Castro
Fisheries Center, URI
East Farm Kingtson, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-5063
Fax (401) 789-8930
kcastro@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Lobster Tagging Program
PURPOSE Acquire information on growth, egg extrusion, shell
disease, migration & survival
for
American lobster.
INSTITUTION NMFS S/K; CMER; RI Sea Grant
INTERVAL Daily, as encountered
DATES 1994-2003
DATA_FORMAT Digital GIS Coverage
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL Training wkshops,
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Tag/recapture using number floy anchor
tags. Condition &
carapace
size recorded.
LOCATIONS Narr Bay, RI Sound, BL Sound, Offshore Canyon
NOTES Merges several
programs: N Cape Lobster Restoration monitoring (2001-2003), RI
Lobstermens'
Assoc. Tagging Prgm. (1999-2001); URI Tagging Program
(1994-1999).
Data also avai in Excel spreadsheets. Commercial lobstermen
CONTACT
Kathleen Castro
Fisheries Center, URI
East Farm Kingston, RI 02874
Phone (401) 874-5063
Fax (401) 789-8930
kcastro@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Monitoring avian prodctvty & survivorship
PURPOSE Monitor species composition & population dynamics of
breeding birds
INSTITUTION US Fish & Wildlife, URI
INTERVAL 7 banding sessions/yr drng (Jun-Aug)
DATES 1991-2000
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL --
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Age/Sex ratios, species composition,
morphological characs;
used
mist nets
LOCATIONS Trustom Pond NWR, Ninigret NWR
NOTES Eddleman started prgm. Paton took over. 2000 lst yr of
data. Prob not to be
CONTACT
Dr. Peter Paton
Dept of Nat Resources Sciences,
--
--
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2986
Fax (401) 874-4561
ppaton@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Monitoring pond breeding amphibians in RI
PURPOSE Monitor species composition & population dynamics of
pond-breeding amphibian
at
a single site; focused on 2 species.
INSTITUTION URI
INTERVAL 70s: Mar-Nov; 90s: daily Mar-May, Aug-Nov
DATES 1970-1978, 1990-2000
DATA_FORMAT Analog Data Sheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL --
ACCESS Available
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Age/Sex ratios, species composition,
morphological
characteristics;
drift fence arrays w/ pitfall traps
LOCATIONS Alton Jones Campus
NOTES Shoop (URI) & Doty (R Williams U.) ran drft fce array
at 1 pond during 1970s &
1990s.
Capture data not fully entered. Paton seeking funding to continue array. 2nd
longest
running monitoring site of this type in N. America.
CONTACT
Dr. Peter Paton
Depart of Nat Rsces, URI
--
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2986
Fax (401) 874-4561
ppaton@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Narr Bay Rapid Assess. Survey fr Mrne bioinvasive spp
PURPOSE Catalogue mrne bioinvasive spp in RI coastal waters
INSTITUTION RI Sea Grant; RI CRMC; RI DEM; RI Nat History srvy
INTERVAL every five years; frst yr: Aug 2000
DATES 2000-present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL Bst Prof Jdgmnts of team of taxonomic experts
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED invert orgs & algae sampling of
encrusting & epiphytic communs
on floating docks. Field & lap verfcatn of smpled orgs.
Sme smpling of adjacent shrline habitats
LOCATIONS Stn 1: Narr Boat Club, Seekon Riv; Stn 2 Bootleggers
Marina, Prov Riv; Stn 3
Edgewd Ycht Clb, Prov Riv; Stn 4 Cove Haven Marina,
Barrngtn; Stn 5 Coasters Hrbr Island; Stn 6 R. Williams Univ
dock;
Stn 7 Colt Ste Park dock; Stn 8 Wickford Mrna; Stn 9 N Kingstn Mrna Allens
Hrbr; Stn 10 Warwick Cve Mrna;
Stn 11 Ft Getty Pier; Stn 12 Prudence Islnd T-wharf; Stn 13
Prudence Islnd
NOTES Conducted in conjunction with similar study sponsored by
MIT Sea Grant same year
in
Massachusetts. Taxonomonic experts team assembled and supervised by Dr.
James
Carlton of Mystic Seaport/Williams College Marine Studies Program.
CONTACT
Kevin R. Cute
RI CRMC
4808 Tower Hill Rd Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone (401) 783-3370
Fax (401) 874-3767
k_cute@crmc.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM NOAA Restoration Center Programs
PURPOSE Provides damage assessment and restoration projects for
ecosystems impacted
by oil spills and contaminant releases (e.g.
North Cape oil spill, lobster and shell
fish
restoration)
INSTITUTION NOAA/NMFS
INTERVAL variable
DATES 2000-2004
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration
QUALITY_CONTROL unknown
ACCESS limited
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Population dynamics for commercial
marine resources
(lobsters,bay
csallops,oysters,finfish)
LOCATIONS RI coastal waters (offshore and salt ponds)
NOTES Cuurently three restoration projects on-going in RI Lobster
restoration (North Cape
Oil
Spill), Bay scallop and oyster restoration (Salt Ponds), Anadromous fish
tagging.
(Alewife,
bluebck herring)
CONTACT
Jim Turek
NOAA/NMFS
Tarzwell Drive Narragansett, RI 02881
Phone (401) 782-3338
james.g.turek.noaa.gov
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Norman Bird Sanctuary
PURPOSE Educational - Amphibian monitoring; for management purposes
- grassland avian
nesting species; for marshland restoration -
marshland survey,
INSTITUTION Norman Bird Sanctuary
INTERVAL Varies with program
DATES 1995 to present for grassland study
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL http://www.normanbirdsanctuary.org/home.shtml
QUALITY_CONTROL Varies with program
ACCESS Contact sanctuary
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Vary with types of monitoring efforts
LOCATIONS Various sites on Middletown sanctuary
NOTES One of two sites for Bioblitz 2001 Fall, marshland
monitoring starting fall of 2001,
grassland
avian study has been going on since 1995.
CONTACT
Veronica Hinds
Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Rd
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone (401) 846-2577
Fax (401) 846-2772
vhinds@normanbirdsanctuary.org
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Quonochontaug Pond Fllwshp/Salt Pond Rsch Fllwshp
PURPOSE Conduct baseline & monitoring studies of habitat in
Ninigret, Quonochontaug, &
Winnapaug
Ponds
INSTITUTION URI Grad School of Oceanography
INTERVAL O2 in summ. Shllfsh evry 1-2 yrs. WF evry yr.
DATES 1999-2003 definitely
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL http://espo.gso.uri.edu/~kford/sp
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS Avai on Web
PARAMETERS_MEASURED oxygen; shellfish (quadrats); winter
flounder
LOCATIONS Quonochontaug mainly; expand to Winnapaug/Ninigret if
funding avai
NOTES Sediment cores are being examined for changes associated w/
major storm events
(hurricances).
CONTACT
Kathryn Ford
Grad School of Oceanography,
S Ferry Rd
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone (401) 874-6182
Fax (401) 874-6811
khford@gso.uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Rapid Bioassessment Protocol Monitoring
PURPOSE To compare habitat (physical structure and flow regime) and
biological measures
with refence site conditions to determine
support or non support of water quality
aquatic
life designated uses
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL 1X yr in spring/summer season
DATES 1992 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL standard methods
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED macroinvertebrates using RBP
LOCATIONS 45 stream riffle areas in RI
NOTES
CONTACT
Robert Richardson
RIDEM
Office of Water Resources
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908
Phone (401) 222-4700
Fax (401) 222-3564
rrichard@dem.ri.state.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Raytheon Employees Wildlife Habitat Committee
PURPOSE To develop a comprehensive habitat management plan for
Raytheon's
Portsmouth
campus, with special emphasis on increasing biodiversity and
enhancing
and maintaining native species.
INSTITUTION Raytheon Corporation
INTERVAL Year round
DATES October 1999 to present
DATA_FORMAT Other (Describe in Notes)
URL http://rewhc.org/home.shtml
QUALITY_CONTROL In consultation with a variety of professional
ACCESS Available on the website
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Fauna and flora inventories (surveys)
LOCATIONS Multiple sites throughout the Portsmouth campus
NOTES This project is in coordination with Wildlife Habitat
Council (Silver Spring, Maryland),
which
assists corporations with developing comprehensive wildlife management
plans
for their corporate campuses. Data is
availabe in multiple formats on the web
CONTACT
Elizabeth Ripa
Raytheon Employees Wildlife
Rte 138 Portsmouth, RI
02871
Phone (401) 842-2350
Fax
director@rewhc.org.
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Rhode Island Odonata Atlas
PURPOSE To identify and record the Odonata species found in Rhode
Island
INSTITUTION The Nature Conservancy - RI Chapter
INTERVAL Spring until fall
DATES 1998 to 2003
DATA_FORMAT Digital Database
URL http://nature.org/states/rhodeisland/
QUALITY_CONTROL Standard methods
ACCESS Contact Ginger Carpenter
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Odonata species collected
LOCATIONS wetland complexes statewide
NOTES
CONTACT
Ginger Carpenter
The Nature Conservancy - Rhode
159 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
Phone (401) 331-7110
Fax (401) 273-4902
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM RI Audubon Bird a Thon
PURPOSE To inventory the avian species that breed in, and migrate
through RI, to promote
conservation
of habitat
INSTITUTION The Audubon Society of Rhode Island
INTERVAL varies
DATES
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED avian species (observation), conditions
at refuges (observation)
LOCATIONS statewide
NOTES This entry is incomplete, and may contain errors. It will be updated as direct contact
is
made with the program coordinator.
CONTACT
Dot Mathurin
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
12 Sanderstown Rd.
Smithfield, RI 02917
Phone (401) 949-5454
Fax
dmathurin@asri.org
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Shellfish disease survey, state of RI
PURPOSE Survey presence of diseases in wild & cultured oysters
& quohogs in RI waters.
INSTITUTION RI DEM, Fish & Wildlife
INTERVAL twice yrly: Aug/Nov. Temp: evry 10 mins
DATES May 1998-Nov 2001 (at least)
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL None
QUALITY_CONTROL histology slides read by 2 diff individuals
ACCESS Not Avai
PARAMETERS_MEASURED dermo p. marinus (RFTM culture
mthd/PCR); MSX h. nelsoni
(histology/PCR);
SSO h. costale (histology/PCR); othr disease
cdtns
like bacteria, inflammation, neoplasia (histology); water
temp.
(data loggers)
LOCATIONS Barrington Riv; Kickemuit Riv; Spectacle Cove; Prudence
Island; Greene's Riv;
Greenwich
Bay; Wickford Cove; Pt Judith Pnd (wild/farmed); Charlestown Pnd;
Winnapaug
Pnd (frmd); Pawcatuck Riv; Block Islnd (wild/farmed).
NOTES
CONTACT
Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri
Depart fisheries, animal, & vet
127 Woodward Hall Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2917
Fax (401) 874-4017
gomezchi@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Shellfish Monitoring Program Shoreline Surveys
PURPOSE To locate actual and potential bacterial sources to
shellfish growing areas
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL once/3 years with spot checking every year
DATES 1979 to present
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL N/A
QUALITY_CONTROL standard methods and NSSP requirements
ACCESS available upon request
PARAMETERS_MEASURED sources and bacteria using MPN method,
estimated flow rates in
pipes
LOCATIONS 410 miles of RI coastline
NOTES surveys are incorporated into annual reports to FDA
CONTACT
Joe Migliore
RIDEM
Office of Water Resources
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908
Phone (401) 222-4700
Fax (401) 222-3564
jmiglior@dem.state.ri.us
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Summer Inland Breeding Survey of Canadian Geese
PURPOSE to assess population of breeding canadian geese
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL dn
DATES
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED number of breeding canadian geese
LOCATIONS throughout RI
NOTES
CONTACT
Lori Suprock
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
Lsuprock@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Upland Game Species Monitoring
PURPOSE to assess population of upland game species
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL dn
DATES
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED deer ?????
LOCATIONS throughout RI
NOTES
CONTACT
Lori Suprock
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
Lsuprock@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna
PROGRAM Waterfowl Survey
PURPOSE to count waterfowl
INSTITUTION RIDEM
INTERVAL don't know
DATES
DATA_FORMAT
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED numbers of ducks, geese and swans
LOCATIONS throughout RI
NOTES
CONTACT
Lori Suprock
RIDEM
Great Swamp Field Hq
P.O. Box 218
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Phone (401) 789-0281
Fax (401) 783-7490
Lsuprock@mindspring.com
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RESOURCE Fauna, Flora
PROGRAM Salt marsh restoration monitoring at Galilee Bird Sanct
PURPOSE Assess the effect of re-establishment of full tidal flow on
biotic & abiotic
components
of the GBS coastal ecosystem & to gauge restoration success.
INSTITUTION URI Depart of Nat Rsce Scnce, RI DEM
INTERVAL Contact F. Golet for details
DATES 1992-1997
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL Pilot studies to insure min nece sample size
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED tide levels, groundwater levels,
soil-water salinity, emergent &
woody
vegetation, percentage cover of submerged aquatic
vegetation,
fish, salmarsh snail, breeding songbirds, waterbirds,
saltmarsh
sharp-tailed sparrow (Contact F. Golet for add'tl
LOCATIONS Galilee Bird Sanctuary & Bluff Hill Cove
NOTES
CONTACT
Dr. Frank Golet
URI Depart. Of Nat Rsce Scne
108 Coastal Institute at Kingston
1 Greenhouse Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2916
Fax (401) 874-4561
fgswamps@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Flora
PROGRAM Assessing Status of Narr Bay Saltmarsh Plnt Cmmunities
PURPOSE Dvlp a baseline assessment of RI saltmarshes and how
eutrophication impacts them. Initiate a long-term monitoring program to enable
detection of impacts of exotic spp. Invasions & sea-level change.
INSTITUTION RI Sea Grant, Brown Univ.
INTERVAL Contact Dr. Bertness fr details
DATES 1997-2002
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Tidal heights of plnat zonal borders w/
std survey equip. Primary
prdctn of all zoanl dominant mrsh plnts at ech site using
end of season biomass. Secondary prdctn estmates using
iddler
crab, killifish, & marsh snail densities. Contact Dr. Bertness fr
additional details
LOCATIONS 20-30 Narr Bay Marshes
NOTES Bertness hopes to take seven years of monitoring data
produced by this project and
apply
for NSF funding of a permanent monitoring program.
CONTACT
Dr. Mark Bertness
Brown Univ., Dprtment of Ecology
Depart of Evolutionary Ecology
Providence, RI 02912
Phone (401) 863-2280
Fax (401) 863-2166
mark_bertness@brown.edu
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RESOURCE Flora
PROGRAM Water-table Activity in forested wetlands in sthrn RI
PURPOSE Elucidate the influence of wate regime on vegetation
structure and floristic composition, tree growth, and microrelief in red maple
(Acer rubrum) swamps and Atlantic white cedar (C. thyoides) swamps.
INSTITUTION Depart of Nat. Rsces Scnce, URI AES
INTERVAL Every 3 weeks btwn mid-April & mid-December
DATES Apr 1976-Dec 1982
DATA_FORMAT Analog Data Sheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL N/A
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Pstn of grndwtr tble or srface water
level w/ respect to grnd srfce
(graduated
msring rod insrted into shllw [1.5 m] wells).
LOCATIONS 12 swamps in Washington Cty; towns included Charlestown,
Hopkinton, N.
Kingstown,
Richmond, & S. Kingstown
NOTES
CONTACT
Dr. Frank Golet
Depart of Nat Rsces Scnce, URI
108 Coastal Institute in Kingston
1 Greenhouse Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2916
Fax (401) 874-4561
fgswamps@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Land
PROGRAM Long-term beach profile monitoring
PURPOSE Create a record that has the temporal resolution to
identify erosional and
depositional
patterns that occur on monthly, seasonal, & multiyear cycles.
INSTITUTION URI Depart of Geoscnces, RI Sea Grant, RI CRMC
INTERVAL Weekly & bfre & aftr mjr storms
DATES 1977 to present
DATA_FORMAT Digital Spreadsheet
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL Extensive: Contact J. Boothroyd
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Bch prfiles msred perpend to shreline
& shw cross-sectional vw
of
beach. Profiles obtained via modified Emery technique.
LOCATIONS Charlestown beach CHA-EZ & CHA-05; Andrea Hotel
Misquamicut MSQ-AN;
Fire
Dstrct Beach Misquamicut MSQ-FD; S. Kingstown Town Beach SK-TB
NOTES
CONTACT
Dr. Jon C. Boothroyd
URI Depart of Geosciences
314 Woodward Hall
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-2191
Fax (401) 874-2190
jon_boothroyd@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Land
PROGRAM RI statewide land cover change: 1972-2002; Forest loss
PURPOSE Quantify land cover changes & impact of disturbance on
forest ecosystems & nat rsces.
Multiple model validated & employed to reveal sprawl pattrns. Produce land cover maps for 1972, 1985, & 2002
frm landsat data. Identify change
patterns and maps of land use and land cover.
INSTITUTION RI Ag. Exp. Station
INTERVAL 10-15 yrs; 30 m spatial resolution;
DATES 2000-2003
DATA_FORMAT Digital GIS Coverage
URL forthcoming
QUALITY_CONTROL Groundtruthing & thematic accuracy assessment
ACCESS
PARAMETERS_MEASURED Land cover types fllowing USGS
clssfication system; visible light
to thermal portion of electromag spectrum
LOCATIONS Statewide
NOTES
CONTACT
Dr. Y. Q. Wang
Depart of Nat Rsrces; URI
1 Greenhouse Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 874-4345
Fax (401) 874-4561
yqwang@uri.edu
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RESOURCE Land
PROGRAM Superfund
PURPOSE Hazardous waste site clean-up and remediation
INSTITUTION Dept. of Defense, U.S. Navy
INTERVAL quarterly sampling
DATES on going
DATA_FORMAT Analog Report
URL
QUALITY_CONTROL SF QA/QC protocols
ACCESS quarterly reports available to public
PARAMETERS_MEASURED groundwater (contaminants), landfill
gases.
LOCATIONS McAlister Point Landfill, Newport, RI; Davisville -
NOTES Superfund monitoring at McAlister Point Landfill and
Davisville Landfill. There is also
some
superfund activity taking place along sections of the Woonasquatucket River.
CONTACT
Kymberlee Keckler
US EPA, Region 1
1 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone (617) 918-1385
Fax
keckler.kymberlee@epa.gov
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RESOURCE Misc
PROGRAM Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor
PURPOSE Educational