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Draft R/V Lake Guardian Schedule, 2003
For Planning Purposes Only - Schedule Subject to Change

as of  May 22, 2003

Dates

Activity/Location

January 1 - April 6

In Port, Spring Survey

Spring Survey

April 7- 8

Preparation for Spring Survey

April 9-11

Sample Lake Michigan

April 12 Transit to Lake Huron

April 13-15

Sample Lake Huron

April 15

Transit to Detroit, Crew Change

April 16

Sample Lake Erie

April 19

Transit Welland Canal

April 20-21

Sample Lake Ontario

April 22 Fort Niagara, Crew Change
April 23 Transit Welland Canal
April 24-25 Sample Lake Erie

April 26

Detroit, Crew Change

April 27

Transit Lake Superior

April 28-30

Sample Northern Lake Superior
May 1 - June 2 In Port
June 3-4 Transit to Lake Erie
June 5-6 Lake Erie D.O. Study
June 7-26 In Port
June 27-28 Lake Erie D.O. Study
June 29 Jul 6 Transit to Port/In Port
July 7-16 Lake Ontario LOADS
July 17 Transit to Welland Canal/In Port
July 18-19 Lake Erie Dissolved Oxygen Study Sampling
July 19-20 Transit to Port/In Port Buffalo
July 20-26 Limnology Class/Transit Welland Canal
July 27-29 Transit to Port, Milwaukee
July 30-31 Preparation for Summer Survey
Summer Survey

August 1-3

Sample Lake Michigan

August 4

Transit

August 5-6

Sample Lake  Huron

August 7

Transit

August 8-9 Sample Lake Erie

August 10

Transit Welland Canal

August 11-12

Sample Lake Ontario

August 13

Transit Welland Canal

August 14-21 Lake Erie Supplemental Study / D.O.
August 22-23 Transit
August 24-26 Sample Northern Lake Superior
August 27 In Port
August 28-30 Sample Southern Lake Superior
August 31-September 1 Transit
September 2-3 Lake Erie D.O. Study Sampling
September 4-14 In Port
September 15-16 Lake Erie D.O. Study
September 17-18 Transit
September 19-26 Region 2 - Lake Ontario/Limnology Class
September 27-29 Transit
September 30 - October 2 Lake Michigan Diporeia Study
October 3 Transit
Key:
Italics = Tentative
Bold = Scheduled Activity
Bold + Italics = Portion Scheduled, Portion Tentative
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