Freshwater Quality Monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area Network, 2013-2014 Biennial Report.

摘要

The National Park Service (NPS) San Francisco Bay Area Network (SFAN) Inventory and Monitoring Program monitors freshwater streams in John Muir National Historic Site (JOMU), the Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF), Muir Woods National Monument (MUWO), Pinnacles National Park (PINN), Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE), and Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA). SFAN vital signs, or indicators of ecosystem health, represent a suite of ecological phenomena operating at a range of temporal and spatial scales. SFAN managers and specialists ranked freshwater quality as one of the most important vital signs. SFAN units support highly-valued aquatic resources that are significant in an ecological and economic context, including many federally protected species. Water years (WYs) run from October 1st to September 30th of each year. This report summarizes water quality data from 25 SFAN sites monitored during WYs 2013 and 2014 (10/1/2012 – 9/30/2014), including 11 sites in the Redwood Creek watershed (GOGA/MUWO), nine sites in the Lagunitas Creek watershed (PORE/GOGA), and five sites in the San Francisquito Creek watershed (GOGA).