In-stream, regular flow generators and seasonal impacts
Using a non-conventional use of green energy for a remote salmon incubator. Background: The Experiential Science 11 classes at Wood Street, ACES 10 classes at Wood Street, OPES 9 classes at Wood Street and the MASE Classes at PCSS have undertaken to act a stewards of the Ibex River. It is our goal to restore salmon populations to the numbers found prior to the 1958 burn. As part of actions, we have constructed a prototype salmon egg incubation box in conjunction with DFO personnel. This box is not fully immersed as the others are, but is insulated and will have a constant flow of ground water moving through it. We are in the process of installing this box in McIntyre Creek adjacent to the existing salmon incubation facilities near Mt View Drive. We hope that this box will function effectively throughout the winter because we are using ground water at approx. 3 deg c. If we have difficulty, there is electrical power at the sight so we will be able to add heat to the box if it begins to freeze. This does not address the need of providing heat to the box if it is a remote location (i.e. on the Ibex River). Use of an in-stream generator in Yukon winters may pose a number of difficulties. We feel that we would be able to design a configuration that would work in our settings. We would like to also explore the possible use of solar panels as both a heat and electrical fence for bear deterrent near boxes.
Proposal: Experiential Science 11 place both an in-stream generator located within a plastic venture and solar cells in a trial setting to observe elect generation possibilities, to explore difficulties associated with cold river operations and apply these tests to the salmon incubation boxes we have developed.
As a means of testing the
Using a non-conventional use of green energy for a remote salmon incubator. Background: The Experiential Science 11 classes at Wood Street, ACES 10 classes at Wood Street, OPES 9 classes at Wood Street and the MASE Classes at PCSS have undertaken to act a stewards of the Ibex River. It is our goal to restore salmon populations to the numbers found prior to the 1958 burn. As part of actions, we have constructed a prototype salmon egg incubation box in conjunction with DFO personnel. This box is not fully immersed as the others are, but is insulated and will have a constant flow of ground water moving through it. We are in the process of installing this box in McIntyre Creek adjacent to the existing salmon incubation facilities near Mt View Drive. We hope that this box will function effectively throughout the winter because we are using ground water at approx. 3 deg c. If we have difficulty, there is electrical power at the sight so we will be able to add heat to the box if it begins to freeze. This does not address the need of providing heat to the box if it is a remote location (i.e. on the Ibex River). Use of an in-stream generator in Yukon winters may pose a number of difficulties. We feel that we would be able to design a configuration that would work in our settings. We would like to also explore the possible use of solar panels as both a heat and electrical fence for bear deterrent near boxes.
Proposal: Experiential Science 11 place both an in-stream generator located within a plastic venture and solar cells in a trial setting to observe elect generation possibilities, to explore difficulties associated with cold river operations and apply these tests to the salmon incubation boxes we have developed.
As a means of testing the