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Upper Mississippi River Restoration ProgramLong Term Resource Monitoring |
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Great Rivers Field Station |
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Sampling involves standardized field methods coordinated with the other five LTRM field stations. Monitoring data are currently being used to detect and explain long-term trends in river-floodplain natural resources, to investigate the effects of commercial navigation, and to increase our understanding of the ecology and management of this vital large floodplain river system. The Great Rivers Field Station houses seven full-time LTRM staff (Team Leader, three component specialists, two field assistants, and one clerical position) and two to four temporary summer positions. The field station is in a rented facility in Brighton, Illinois that includes a main office, a lab, a shop, and storage shed. In addition to LTRM sampling, current research projects conducted at the field station include:
In addition to the other LTRM field stations and the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, staff cooperate with scientists at other Illinois Natural History Survey field stations including the La Grange LTRM and Forbes Field Stations at Havana, Illinois, the Center for Aquatic Ecology in Urbana, Illinois, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and other regional, national, and international colleges and universities.
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National Great Rivers Research and Education Center |