Monitoring Study Group

Monitoring Protocol Website Links
Below is a list of monitoring protocol website links. Note that each protocol is intended for different purposes. Some of the protocols are for rapid evaluations, while others are for much more detailed monitoring investigations.

US EPA Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Fish

US EPA Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual (2.3MB PDF)

US EPA Monitoring Guidelines to Evaluate Effects of Forest Activities on Streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (MacDonald and others 1991) (47MB PDF)

US EPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)

USGS National Field Manual for the Collection of Water Quality Data

USGS Measurement and Computation of Streamflow

USDA Forest Service Redwood Sciences Laboratory Turbidity Threshold Sampling - Description

Interagency Regional Monitoring Program - Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Plan for the Northwest Forest Plan

Oregon Water Quality Monitoring Technical Guide Book – July 1999 (2.25MB PDF)

Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Chemical Application Monitoring Program and Protocol (64K PDF)

California Department of Fish & Game - Salmon and Steelhead Trout Habitat Restoration Monitoring Protocols

University of Arizona, Water Resources Research Center Field Manual for Water Quality Sampling

Guidelines for Designing and Implementing a Water Quality Monitoring Program in British Columbia

Chehalis River Council, Washington Water Quality Monitoring - A How to Guide

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The information found on the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) web site is general and current as of the date the information was placed on the BOF web site. The applicable laws are complex and subject to change. If there is a conflict between the law and the information found in the BOF web site, any decisions will be based on the law and not the information found in the BOF web site.