Applied Hydrogeologic Site Characterization & Monitoring Well Construction Workshop

Three day training course to introduce environmental professionals to Applied Hydrologeologic principles and prepare for management and development of Site Characterization activities.

In-class exercises will include calculating hydraulic gradient, flow direction, flow volume, and flow velocity; water table contouring, designing monitoring wells, constructing geologic profiles from well logs, and investigating contaminated sites based on case study data.

The course is structured in a manner that the student will be able to understand hydrogeologic reports, prepare work plans and implement field studies. The attendee will further understand regional groundwater hydrology and how it relates to their local environment.

The class is intended for environmental professionals who are not hydrogeologists, but would benefit from a practical understanding of environmental hydrogeology.

Dates/Location:
October 1-3, 2008

Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Sport Fish Division
1300 College Road
Fairbanks, Alaska

For more information or application instructions click:
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:7719.1361493416/rid:1bdb32634f86f19c3330fa9628ef35d7

or contact fbafs@uaf.edu.

September 2008 Meeting Minutes

First meeting of 2008-09 UAF AFS (~27 attendees)
Agenda
· Sign-In
· Food – subway, chips, cookies, water, snack mix
· What is AFS? – Stan Triebenbach
· Upcoming meeting announcement (vote on Weds or Thurs via email)
· Fish Tank announcements & call for volunteers
· AFS Alaska Chapter Diversity Travel Award for 2008 Annual Conference
· Officer nomination and elections
· Amanda PCCRC Internship
· Raffle for water bottle
AFS - Membership, purpose, and other information
Stan Triebenbach spoke about the benefits to AFS membership, how to sign up, and what AFS’ purpose is.
Volunteers for fish tank: Daniel Vaughn, Lisa Kangas, and Stan Triebenbach.
Diversity Award: Katie Murra announced the 2008 Annual Alaska Chapter conference in Anchorage, AK October 27-30, 2008. Women, minorities, Alaskan Natives, etc… can apply for scholarship for travel, lodging, registration fee. Application deadline September 26th, 2008. Our very own Lisa Kangas has won the award the past 2 years!
Volunteer opportunities: Katie also spoke about various activities throughout the school year -Outdoor Days: students will have an opportunity to interact and learn about science (Trophic Ecology Game); Science Symposium: High school competition – volunteers needed to help with projects and judge; Fish tank: Moving, filling with water, placing rocks, artificial plants, fish, feeding and cleaning; Natural Resource and Fisheries Career Day: November 13, 2008 – talk about AFS/SFOS, look for a job
Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center – Internships
Amanda Rosenberger – applications to work with an SFOS research scientist due September 15, 2008.
Officer Elections: Nominations:
President – Lisa Kangas (graduating 12/08), Seth Weitgrefe (accepted)
Vice President – Kelly Newfield and Jason Stolarski (vote: Kelly 14, Jason 17)
Raffle – water bottle

Annual AFS Alaska Chapter Conference

The Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is holding its annual conference in Anchorage October 28-30 at the Hilton Hotel.

You may register for the conference at:
http://www.fisheries.org/units/afs-ak/meetings/2008/m2008_2ND_Call.htm

Students who volunteer to help at the conference will have their registration fee waived. Please contact https://fbafs.email.uaf.edu/webmail/src/compose.php?send_to=eidam.d%40alaska.com if you would like to sign up!


Thanks, and hope to see you there!

-UAA Fisheries Club

Welcome 2008-09 Officers

President - Seth Weitgrefe
Fisheries Undergraduate, Dad & Husband, veteran, avid fisherman and hunter.



Vice President - Jason Stolarski
Fisheries Graduate Student, participated in West Virginia student sub-unit, studying the effects of temperature change on anadramous fishes in the beaufort sea at UAF.

Secretary/Treasurer - Shelley Woods
Undergraduate, originally from Dillingham, AK, working in a labratory studying Antarctic Polychaetes, involved in ANSEP AISES.


For any AFS related issues, ideas for meetings/activities, or other requests please email fbafs@uaf.edu.