Griffith Creek crosses the Creek trail just ahead. To the right is a plastic container that holds the batteries that the fish researchers will use to count fish this Saturday. This survey is part of the ODFW Aquatic Inventories Project: Created in 1990, the Aquatic Inventories Project is a statewide freshwater and estuarine research program. The project assesses aquatic habitat, conducts fish presence/absence surveys, monitors fish populations, establishes salmonid watershed prioritization, monitors habitat restoration projects, and reconstructs historical salmonid life history. The wires from the batteries lead onto a trail that ultimately reaches Rock Creek.Sid follows the wires. Bill and I follow.Bill makes it look easy, but this log was HARD to get over!Two parallel lines are formed by the electrical wires.I think the fish are stunned and counted. Hopefully they recover quickly. Otherwise it will be trout for lunch!Sid continues to mow.As does Bill.
