Each person in your group is to select one of the following positions. A job description for each position is included.

Aquatic Biologist: This individual, with help from the rest of the group, will gather water samples from their site and identify the aquatic organisms in the river and establish the biotic index for that site. In coordination with the aquatic chemist, the biologist will prepare a report that assesses the relative environmental quality of the river at that site.

Aquatic Chemist: This individual, with help from the rest of the group, will gather water samples from their site and establish the chemical properties of the river that affect and support aquatic life and the environmental health of the river at that site. In coordination with the aquatic biologist, the chemist will prepare a report that assesses the relative environmental quality of the river at that site.

Historian: This individual will research the history of the Truckee River and particularly those events that relate directly to their assigned site. A report will be provided that demonstrates a time line for that site and offers points of historical interest that we can provide on our Travel Guide.

Riparian Biologists: These individuals will prepare a report that establishes what flora and fauna are present in the immediate area surrounding their site. They will provide both descriptions and digitized photos for our Travel Guide.

Poet Laureate: This individual will be our artist in residence. He or she will provide an essay that portrays the beauty and wonder of their site --- what attractions await the visitor on their trek up the Truckee at that locale. This artist will also be responsible for coordinating the addition of poems, digital photos and artistic impressions that will be added to the Travel Guide website for their assigned river location.

All members of the group are expected to contribute in each area. The person in charge of each area will make the final decisions.

http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/biotic/
This source provides information and data for establishing a Biotic Index.

http://www.epa.gov/ecoplaces/part2/region9/site10.html
EPA site devoted to the major environmental problems of the Truckee.

http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=16050102
Environmental profile on the Truckee

http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=16050103
Environmental profile on Pyramid Lake

http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=16050101
Environmental profile of Lake Tahoe

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/truckee1Stages.html
Lake Tahoe to Prosser Creek flow information in real time.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/truckee2Stages.html
Truckee River – Little Truckee to Reno flow info.

http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/FS-100-97/
Stream and Ground-Water Monitoring Program, Lake Tahoe Basin, Nevada and California

http://water.nv.gov/Water%20planning/truckee/truckee1.htm
Truckee River Chronology - A Chronological History of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River and Related Water Issues – Part 1

http://water.nv.gov/Water%20planning/truckee/truckee2.htm
Truckee River Chronology - A Chronological History of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River and Related Water Issues – Part 2

http://water.nv.gov/Water%20planning/truckee/truckee3.htm
Truckee River Chronology - A Chronological History of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River and Related Water Issues – Part 3

http://www.tahoenet.com/troa/rtn_atb.html
An overview of the prehistoric, ethnographic, and historic uses of the Truckee river operating agreement study area.

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-Impact/2004/April/Day-15/i8570.htm
Full text of the Truckee River Operating Agreement.

http://www.google.com/
Use the powerful Google search engine to obtain poetry, images, and essays on the Truckee River

Desert Wood
An Anthology of Nevada Poets Edited by Shaun T. Griffin. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 0-87417-175-X
This is a great source for examples of poetry that takes its inspiration from the natural beauty of the Truckee, the Sierras, and Western Nevada.

A Doubtful River
University of Nevada Press. ISBN 0-87417-349-3
A combination of photographs and essays that examines the Truckee River watershed.

Fearful Crossing, the Central Overland Trail Through Nevada
Harold Curran
Nevada Publications, ISBN 0-913814-85-7
An excellent source on the emigrant trail that includes several diary entries that illustrates the difficulty of our route.

Once all the reports are completed (and copies submitted to your team teachers), the group will meet and share their findings. At that point the group will prepare a design plan for their site’s part of the Internet Travel guide and submit it to the web designers. To see a template for a design plan, click here.

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