Bowen Island Stewards (BIFWMS, BI Land Conservancy, etc.) gathered for a one-day pilot session on April 10 to learn about the Photopoint Monitoring technique for making archival photo records that is ideal for monitoring changes in habitat.
I joined the workshop as a representative from the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers in Burnaby, and I think we can put the methodology to good use in our creek to monitor erosion and streambed changes.
Rob Knight, a project coordinator with the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection volunteered to run the workshop on an Easter weekend Saturday, and was also kind enough to meet me on the ferry and drive me around the island.
Rob also gave a presentation on the Community Mapping Network project and demonstrated how field data can be entered and shared through its online database. Check it out here.
It was a gorgeous day, and all of the participants enjoyed getting out in the field with some local volunteers who are restoring a wetland on Bowen Island.
I dusted off some of my old Nikon camera equipment that I hadn't used in years, as the method requires a 35mm SLR with a fixed 50mm lens for all photos. It felt good to have that hefty old F2 in my hands again, and I'm looking forward to trying out some photopoint techniques in our creek.
There are links to Photopoint Monitoring info here.
Posted by Paul at April 11, 2004 06:35 PM