June 2000 Boat Trip

June 2000 Boat Trip

On June 28, 2000, members of the PSU project team, Hernan Rodriguez, Chris Nygaard and Jacob Krall accompanied members of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services on a data collecting trip on the Willamette River. The trip began and ended at the Environmental Services facility near the St. Johns Bridge.

An outfall pipe near the OMSI facility.
              A member of the Environmental Services Bureau collects a
              sample from the river.

A permanent HydroLab station near the Railroad bridge monitored by the Environmental Services Bureau.
A view of the Railroad bridge on the Willamette River.

A view of the loading docks on the Willamette River
          A Secchi Disk. Turbidity can be measured by placing the disk in
          the water and measuring how far it can be lowered before it
          disappears.

Members of the PSU project team on the Environmental Services Bureau Boat. Chris Nygaard (left) and Jacob Krall.
Chris Nygaard just stepping off the boat after a hard day of work.


A member of the ESB pulls up a           The member is collecting another permanent hydrolab so that he can        sample so that it can be analyzed.
monitor it.
Collecting samples from the river is a long process using different tools such as this Kemmerer water sampler.

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An outfall pipe near the OMSI facility.	A member of the Environmental Services Bureau collects a sample from the river.
A permanent HydroLab station near the Railroad bridge monitored by the Environmental Services Bureau.	A view of the Railroad bridge on the Willamette River.
A view of the loading docks on the Willamette River	A Secchi Disk. Turbidity can be measured by placing the disk in the water and measuring how far it can be lowered before it disappears.
Members of the PSU project team on the Environmental Services Bureau Boat. Chris Nygaard (left) and Jacob Krall.	Chris Nygaard just stepping off the boat after a hard day of work.
A member of the ESB pulls up a The member is collecting another permanent hydrolab so that he can sample so that it can be analyzed. monitor it.	Collecting samples from the river is a long process using different tools such as this Kemmerer water sampler.