Multimedia Files Of Summer 2009 Fieldwork
Cultural Resource Studies 7/10/2009 - 7/25/2009:
Here is a video clip of two cultural resource specialists screening soil to determine if artifacts are present.
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| A culturally Modified tree | A stone hearth |
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| One of many shovel probes dug by field crew | Brown bears near the project site |
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| Wet screening sediment from a nearby shovel probe | Cataloging of a small artifact |
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| Field crew member collecting GPS data at a shovel probe location |
Vegetation & Wetland Studies 6/17/2009 - 6/27/2009:
SWCA Forest Ecologists and Wetland Specialists Conducted Vegetation and Wetland Surveys:
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| Two field personnel walking a transect line through the forest | Profile view of forest along Favorite Bay |
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| A grassy meadow near a hemlock forest | A bog within a hemlock forest |
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| Wetland specialist evaluating site conditions | Vegetation specialist evaluating plant community |
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| A second growth hemlock forest |
Fisheries Studies 5/28/2009 - 6/11/2009:
SWCA fisheries biologists studies, sampled, and inventoried marine and fresh-water aquatic resources around Favorive Bay and contributing waterways:
Here is a video clip of the fisheries crew (with a local captain) on a boat in Favorite Bay trawling for marine organisms.
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| Baiting minnow traps to detect juvenile salmon presence in Favorite Creek | Snorkeling in Favorite Creek to assess habitat condition and fish presence |
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| Juvenile starry flounder from the Favorite Bay tidal flats | A minnow trap soaking in a tributary to Favorite Bay |
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| Deploying an underwater video camera to document habitat and species in Favorite Bay | Setting a trawl to document species in Favorite Bay |
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| Pacific spiny lumpsucker from Favorite Bay | Beaching seining to document species in Favorite Bay |
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| Surveying a subtidal transect line in Favorite Bay | Surveying an intertidal and subtidal transect line in Favorite Bay |
Bald Eagle Nest Verification 5/25/2009 - 5/27/2009:
SWCA biologists searched for bald eagle nests on foot and by boat. Here are some multimedia files documenting the trip:
Here is a 0:33 video clip of sea lions hanging out by (and on) a buoy: May26SeaLions.wmv (Best if you right-click and save to your computer first, then double-click on the file. ~5.8 Mb)
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| A Brown Bear sow and cub near Angoon | The field crew going across Favorite Bay to a bald eagle site |
Bald Eagle Nest Flyover (5/25/09):
SWCA biologists flew around the proposed airport site looking for bald eagle nests. Here are some multimedia files documenting the trip:
This is a Google Earth file of the flight path: May25thFlyover.kmz (note: you must have Google Earth installed on you computer)
Here is a video clip from inside the floatplane.
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| The plane we flew around on | The estuary where Favorite Creek meets Favorite Bay |
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| Looking northwest down the length of Favorite Bay | Looking southeast across Favorite Bay |
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| A lagoon near Angoon | Angoon from the air |
Alaska National Public Radio News Story (5/21/09):
The Alaska National Public Radio Station (KSKA) aired a 3:45 news story about the upcoing field work for the Angoon airport project. Here is the MP3 file of the news story: ann-20090521-05.mp3 (Best if you right-click and save to your computer first. ~0.4 Mb)