[Awclist] Grand Canyon Adopt A Beach

[RSouthwick at aol.com]

Tom Robey, Mary Scofield
 I thought I sent this out some time ago but have not seen it on the e-mail 
from the awclist.  I thought perhaps because of the Rio River Fest but now I am 
not sure this was sent (by me) or not.  So I am re-submitting the request to 
post the following.  I will be leaving for a river trip May 11 so will be 
mostly out of pocket until June 8 but may be able to collect e-mail between trips. 
 (just an FYI).  Thanks for putting this out there.
Celia
 
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TO:  awclist at swcp.com
Subject: Grand Canyon Adopt A Beach Volunteers 
 
Celia Southwick is looking for people (who are going on a Grand Canyon River 
trip this year) who would be willing to take photos at the designated location 
of River Mile 12.2 (Left) known as Salt Wash Beach on the Colorado River in 
the Grand Canyon.
 
Last Year I recruited members and/or their friends who had trips on the Grand 
Canyon to help take pictures of a beach that I adopted as a Private Boater.  
Usually GC River Guides do this because it is the guides who go down several 
times a year. By organizing a series of private trip volunteers who are willing 
to stop there briefly and help record the project we can accomplish the same 
thing.
 
This is now an 8 year Long-term-research project to help determine water 
release issues affecting the beaches.  The net result is that they are 
disappearing in the Grand and while the big releases last November resulted in beach 
build up in the upper canyon the beaches in the lower gorge and canyon did not 
fair so well.  Pictures now are of significance due to that release and can 
impact from the flow regime of water from the dam.
 
The Adopt A Beach Program can be checked out on the http://www.gcrg.org/ web 
site (grand canyon river guides- of which anyone can be a member, not just 
guides).  Joe Polloch is the person I work with on this project.  The data is 
collected thru-out the year and the camera sent back in November.
 
The long and short of it - The beach I (we) have adopted is  River Mile 12.2 
Salt Wash Beach, so is early in the trip and the camera can be put away until 
the end.
I will coordinate the trips and make arrangements with individuals to get the 
Adopt-A-Beach Packet (w/ waterproof camera) to them and the return as well.
Aside from the project, the beach is a nice place for a lunch stop and there 
are Nevil's Inscriptions from the 1940’s on the cliffs above the sand bar.  It 
does not look like an ideal camp anymore but I suppose it could be used in a 
pinch if you need to (can send you photos on e-mail).
 
If you want to help please contact:
    Celia Southwick
    rsouthwick at aol.com
    505-266-8518
    or 505-239-4289
PS – I may be on a river trip so consider response time accordingly!

Robert
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