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Essentials for the Field (on the water) Survey Team

To facilitate safety and to make the survey most effective, the following equipment was utilized. The rationale for each piece of equipment is also included: Some equipment was improvised, for example, the grasping rake was made by welding two rake heads together back-to-back, weighted, and attached to a light nylon rope for retrieval. This took the place of an expensive commercial unit.

Field Equipment List

Item	Number	Purpose
Retrieval grasping rake	2	Collect aquatic plant samples
Garmin GPS 76S	3	Locate transects (sites) on lakes (2 min)
Eagle CUDA 128	1	Depth finder
Life preservers	3	Safety item
Polarized sun glasses	3	Safety item/ identify plants under water
Sunscreen	1	Sun protection
Insect repellant	1	Ward off flies and other insects
Waterproof Paper	1 ream	Record findings
Sheet Holders	3	Hold papers, maps, etc.
Magnifying glasses	3	Help identify plants
Taxonomy books	3	Classify aquatic plants
Ziploc Bags	25 bags	Collect/transfer unknown plants
batteries	1 dozen	For the Garmin GPS and depth finder
Pens/pencils	variety	Record findings
Lake maps with sites	3/lake	Identify sites to collect plants
Bathymetric maps	2/lake	Identify where lakes might be too deep
High-lighter	variety	Mark/keep track of collection sites
Volunteer craft	one/two	Transport survey team to sites
Personal rain-gear and sun hats


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