One of the major projects that the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council undertakes is an impressive water quality monitoring project.
Maya and I got sent out when our water tech was away for a vacation. We went out to 2 locations: Tagish Lake and Marsh Lake, which are essentially wide spots of the Yukon River. We took basic WQ measurements and also prepared samples to be sent off to the USGS, our partner in this long term sampling program, a unique collaboration between the YRITWC, the Indignous people who live on the river and the USGS.
It was a beautiful day and after some time sorting out the equipment (thank goodness Maya has a background doing this work!), we were off in the boat to collect the water and the measurements. The day ends by re-filtering some of the samples, preparing them for shipping and a call to the friendliest FedEx guy on the PLANET!
A good day of work, being out on the River, in the sun!
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