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Thanks for all the contact info and equipment updates!  Your responses are greatly appreciated.  Please continue to let us know anytime there is a change in personnel or equipment is upgraded. Insect trouble?  Now that we’re in the heart of summer wasps and hornets may be nesting underneath your collector.  If you need to spray wasp/hornet killer below the collector, please remember to do this after securing the sample and before deploying your next clean bucket.  The dry side bucket should also be removed during any spraying.  After spraying is completed, the entire collector should be rinsed with deionized water and wiped down with Kimwipes. Save the trees!  Would you like to receive this report electronically?  Just let us know and you can receive next months’ preliminary report electronically. Call 1-800-952-7353   http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/cal/ E-mail: cal@isws.illinois.edu     Back to reminders

8/10 Summer cleaning – Before the weather turns colder, we’d like to remind you about collector cleaning and site maintenance activities . On the first Tuesday of every month you should perform the following cleaning steps. Be sure to first remove the previous week’s sample. Change the dry-side bucket. You should use two dry-side buckets in rotation. One bucket should be installed on the dry-side of the collector and the other cleaned and bagged as described in Section 3.2.3.1 in the Site Operations Manual. Both buckets should be plainly marked in permanent marker: DRY-SIDE USE ONLY. Clean the underside of the lid seal. Use a clean, lint-free tissue dampened with distilled water (when the temperatures are below freezing, just use a lint-free tissue). Wipe loose dirt from the lid surfaces. Allow the lid seal to air dry. As needed on a weekly basis, clean the rim of the dry-side bucket thoroughly using a clean, lint-free tissue dampened with distilled water. Be sure to remove any dirt or bird droppings. If your current dry-side bucket is cracked or otherwise unusable, the CAL can provide a replacement one from its stock of “extra” buckets. Simply write “Need dry side bucket” on your FORF, and the CAL will ship one in your next box of clean supplies. (You’ll still receive your usual set of 6 clean supplies.)  Registration is open for NADP Fall Meeting – The 2010 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium will be held October 19-21, in Lake Tahoe, CA.  The meeting is intended for scientists, policy-makers, resource managers and students interested in climate change, air quality, atmospheric deposition and its effects on natural and cultural resources. For more information: http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/meetings/fall2010/a/default.asp   http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/cal// E-mail: cal@isws.illinois.edu   Back to reminders 9/10 Preparing for Winter— Enclosed is a memo with directions to winterize your raingage, once mixed or freezing precipitation is forecast in your area. Instructions are included to service the collector backup battery at your site. Please fill out and return the colored winterizing questionnaire to the CAL by December 15th. Remember: For samples removed after winterizing the raingage, check “Yes” in Block 4.4 of the FORF. Special Winterization Reminder for Electronic Raingage Sites – Adding antifreeze to a NOAH-IV or Ott Pluvio raingage may cause “false positives” that need to be screened from the data. Always note on the field form that antifreeze was added and the date and time that it was added. Also add the same note in the email when the data files are submitted. Approximately one business day after submission, you can review electronic raingage data online at http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/precip/ If you have any concerns about electronic raingage data on the preliminary data report, please bring them to our attention. 2011 NADP Calendar –We are now receiving submissions for the 2011 Calendar. If you would like your site to be featured in the 2011 edition, send the information requested below to ntn@isws.illinois.edu: Picture(s) from your site (in digital format) – The pictures can feature site personnel, the natural beauty of your area, or anything else of interest near the site. They do not necessarily have to feature NADP equipment. Be creative! Provide a description of the picture in the email.     http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/cal/ E-mail: cal@isws.illinois.edu   Back to reminders