Long-term monitoring plan
We are studying Railroad Creek over the long term to assess aquatic life uses at the Holden mine site.
We're measuring watershed health at multiple locations surrounding the mine site by sampling stream biological communities, water, and sediment, as well as making physical habitat measurements.
By working upstream and downstream from the mine as well as at the mine site, we are able to see how the stream's health changes as it moves from the pristine upper watershed, through the mine clean-up area, and onward to Lake Chelan.