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MeadoWatch Orientation 2020


YouTube Orientation Videos
We have created an online orientation that you can view on your own time. Here is our MeadoWatch YouTube channel. There are three playlists: 
1) Background and Introduction
2) Species ID and data collection
3)
Logistics and Safety

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Quiz
To participate in MeadoWatch this year, you must take and pass (22 points or more) our quiz by the end of July 2020 (Edit: New deadline is August 8!). Optional: If you want an extra way to prepare for the quiz, you can use our CRAM study materials!

Waivers You Need to download, complete (including your signature), and submit via the quiz:
NPS Waiver
UW Waiver
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Free and easy online PDF editing utility you can use to get these forms signed

MeadoWatch Volunteer Resources

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Another sunny day on the Reflection Lakes trail!
Please download these materials for your use on the trail and email us with any other questions. 

Our Hikes and Collecting Data
See the MeadoWatch Hike Info page for information about our hikes.
2020 Reflection Lakes Hike Materials
Reflection Lakes Data Sheet

Reflection Lakes Species Identification and Plot Location Pamphlet (PDF version)
Reflection Lakes Species Identification and Plot Location Pamphlet (Flipbook version; same as the PDF but with flippable pages.) 
​Reflection Lakes GPS Plot Coordinates
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Reflection Lakes Data Entry form

2020 Glacier Basin Hike Materials
Glacier Basin Data Sheet
Glacier Basin Species Identification and Plot Location Pamphlet (PDF version)
Glacier Basin Species Identification and Plot Location Pamphlet (online version; same as the PDF but with flippable pages.)
Glacier Basin GPS Plot Coordinates
Glacier Basin Data Entry form


NOTE ABOUT FLIPBOOKS: To give yourself offline access, load the flipbook on your mobile device just before your hike and flip through all the pages. If you keep that URL open in your mobile browser, the pamphlet should remain viewable. However, we urge you not to rely on this method only, and make sure to have a downloaded PDF version of the hike pamphlet with you as well.
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GPS Mobile Applications
Gaia GPS
Topo GPS
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To use the Plot Coordinates from above in these applications, download the files and upload them to your chosen GPS application on the computer. Once uploaded, open your application on your mobile device, sign into your account, and the file will be available on your mobile device as well. 

Camping
This year, camping requests should go directly to the park, following these instructions.

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Safety
Your safety is our first priority, please read the following safety guidelines before hiking. In addition, please review Mt. Rainier National Park's volunteer handbook and COVID-19-specific guidelines.


MeadoWatch Wildflower Focal Species
Check out our Wildflower Photos page here for shots of all the focal species at all phenophases!


​Additional Wildflower Resources
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Apps for your smartphone and tablet
Washington Wildflower App 
Audubon Wildflowers App

Books & Pamphlets
*NEW* National Phenology Network's Botany Primer

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast - Pojar and MacKinnon
Flora of Mount Rainier National Park - David Biek

Websites
Subalpine Wildflowers of Rainier
Supalpine Flowers of Mt. Rainier - NPS
Mt. Rainier Wildflower Guide

The Burke Herbarium WTU Image Collection

Botany Basics
University of Alaska Fairbanks Botany Basics
Sunflower Foundation Native Plant ID 
USDA Plants Common Terms

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