Field notes
The record starts before the fish do.
Short notes from the ground as FFINS moves from approved plan to working hatchery. When the water work begins, this is where you will read it first.
Counts
Dates
Observers
The journal so far
Notes from the ground
The standing offer
Every count in these notes will be one an independent observer stood next to.
Once the water work begins
What these pages will hold
The three below are samples — written ahead of time so you can see the shape of the record. Every real note will carry its counts, dates and observers.
We write down what we did and what we saw. Nothing here is polished after the fact.
How these notes work
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