North Cascades National Park Service Complex Science Days 2002

PROGRAM

Science Days in the North Cascades
June 17-18, 2002
North Cascades Visitor Center
Newhalem, Washington

"Science Days in the North Cascades" are days to celebrate the research happening in our National Park. Come hear from the scientists themselves about their discoveries.

The "Key" associated with the presentation refers to the numbered location on the following map.

9:30am — Late Fraser Alpine Glacier Activity in the North Cascades
   Jon Riedel, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 1) — Abstract

9:50am — Glacier Monitoring in North Cascades National Park Service Complex
   Rob Burrows, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 2) — Abstract

10:10am — Surficial Geology of North Cascades
   Jeanna Probala, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 3) — Abstract

10:30 - 11:00 — BREAK

11:00am — Soil Mapping in Thundercreek Watershed
   Crystal Briggs, Washington State University (Key 4) — Abstract

11:20am — Hannegan Volcanics: Geology and Petrology of the Hannegan Caldera
   David Tucker, Western Washington University (Key 5) — Abstract

11:40am — Tectonic Significance of the Magic Mountain Gneiss, North Cascades Washington
   Elizabeth Schermer Ph.D., Western Washington University (Key 6) — Abstract

12:00 - 1:00 pm 7#151; LUNCH BREAK

1:00 pm — Volcanic Ash (Tephra) Deposits in North Cascades National Park
   Bob Mierendorf, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 7) — Abstract

1:20pm — Climatic Variability and Natural Resources in the Pacific Northwest
   David L. Peterson Ph.D, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (Key 8) — Abstract

1:40pm — Fire ecology and Forest Communities in Thundercreek Watershed
   Susan Prichard and Michael Case, University of Washington (Key 9) — Abstract

2:00 - 2:20 — BREAK

2:20pm pm — North Cascades Rare Carnivore Survey
   Mark Skatrud, Northwest Ecosystem Alliance (Key 10) — Abstract

2:40pm pm — Goodell Creek Gravel Mine Restoration
   Rodney Pond and Sean Smukler, University of Washington (Key 11) — Abstract

3:00pm pm — BREAK FOR END OF DAY

9:30am — Fire Monitoring in National Parks of the Pacific Northwest
   Karen Kopper, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 12) — Abstract

9:50am — Upper Skagit River Bull Trout Radio Tracking Study
   Ed Connor Ph.D., Seattle City Light (Key 13) — Abstract

10:10am — Stream Biomonitoring using Benthic Macroinvertebrates in North Cascades National Park and Surrounding Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Lands
   Ashley Rawhouser and Reed Glesne, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 14) — Abstract

10:30 - 11:00 — BREAK

11:00am — Restoration of Off-Channel Habitats for Pacific Salmon
   Patricia Garcia, Sarah Morley, Todd Bennett and Phil Roni Ph.D., Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service (Key 15) — Abstract

11:20am — Bull Trout Snorkeling Surveys in the Stehekin Watershed
   Jodi Bush, Judy DeLa Vergne, and Karl Halupka Ph.D., US Fish and Wildlife Service (Key 16) — Abstract

11:40am — A Survey of Bat Assemblages in North Cascades National Park Service Complex
   Roger G. Christophersen, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 17) — Abstract

12:00 - 1:00 pm — LUNCH BREAK

1:00pm — Update on Bear Research in North Cascades National Park Service Complex
   Anne Braaten, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 18) — Abstract

1:20pm — Analysis of hybridization between native westslope cutthroat trout and introduced rainbow trout in North Cascades National Park, WA
   Carl Ostberg and Rusty Rodriguez, Ph.D. USGS (Key 19) — Abstract

1:40pm — Lynx Habitat Selection in the North Cascades
   Gary Koehler Ph.D., Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife; Keith Aubry, Ph.D. Pacific Northwest Research Station; and Jeff von Kienast, University of Washington (Key 20) — Abstract

2:00 - 2:20 — BREAK

2:20pm — Native Plant Inventories and Exotic Plant Control in North Cascades National Park Service Complex
   Mignonne Bivin, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 21) — Abstract

2:40 pm — Status of Whitebark Pine in North Cascades and Mount Rainier National Parks
   Regina Rochefort Ph.D., North Cascades National Park Service Complex (Key 22) — Abstract

3:00pm — BREAK FOR END OF DAY

The North Cascades National Park Collection facility at Marblemount will be open for tours from 8:00am to 4:30pm — on June 17 and June 18, 2002. Deborah Wood is the Curator for North Cascades National Park Service Complex and San Juan Island National Historical Park. She will be at the Collection all day and will be available for questions.