Nikki holds the conductivity logger which has been monitoring Hoy Creek.
On August 9, members of Hoy/Scott Watershed Society met with Nikki Kroetsch, PSEC Community Engagement Coordinator (Ecosystems Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada) to learn how to download data from a conductivity logger placed in Hoy Creek near the hatchery. This logger has been capturing data for over a year and monitors conductivity, temperature, and water depth. Conductivity is the measure of water's ability to conduct electrical current and is affected by the presence of pollutants and salts.
Finding the GPS location.
Time was also spent re-deploying two temperature data loggers; one upstream (north) and one downstream (south) of the hatchery in Coquitlam. They were redeployed as both initial ones were lost during the last major weather events featuring atmospheric rivers.
A temperature data logger ready for deployment upstream from the hatchery.
Society members will download information from the loggers several times a year.
Detailed pictures were taken of each site and GPS coordinates were recorded.
Learn more about the DFO PSEC Community Stream Monitoring (CoSMo)