Faculty Advisor
Ed Weber Kathryn Sobocinski
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2025
Keywords
Internship
Abstract
These projects focused on two main areas: (1) water quality monitoring, particularly in relation to harmful algal blooms, and (2) beaver ecology and dam management as part of a broader effort to support watershed health and sustainable park maintenance practices. My water quality work drew on skills I had developed in a Water Quality course with Professor Manuel Montaño, where I used a YSI Pro to measure dissolved oxygen (mg/L), specific conductivity, and water temperature, and learned about harmful algal blooms in freshwater systems caused by anthropogenic stormwater runoff containing excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. My foundation in ecology knowledge from Jim Helfield's Fundamentals of Ecology class was very helpful to conceptualizing beaver dam maintenance work.
Recommended Citation
Corichi, Rachel, "Silver Lake Park Internship" (2025). College of the Environment Internship Reports. 289.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/cenv_internship/289
Type
Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf