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Everyone is invited to participate in Adopt-A-Stream
events. However, advance registration is required for all events.
For a detailed description of the event, click on the link. The
descriptions are at the bottom of this web page.
YEAR 2009
Download the 2009 Calendar
JULY 2009 EVENTS:
· July 26
(Sunday) 2-5pm. Measuring & Mapping Training. Learn
how to "read a stream" while you assess and record the physical
conditions of a creek. Please call or e-mail to register for event, see
event and registration details at link.
AUGUST 2009 EVENTS:
· On
various dates during August, teams will “read a stream" to assess
and record the physical conditions of a creek. Training for this is on July
26, but a few people may be able to help even without the training. Email
Joan at jmartin@hrwc.org for details.
SEPTEMBER 2009 EVENTS:
·
September 12 (Saturday) noon-5 pm. Leadership
Training. Learn to lead the team in the River RoundUp as either a
leader (noon – 1) or a collector (1 – 5). You must have
experienced a prior RoundUp to take this training. Please call or e-mail to
register for event, see event and registration details at link.
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September 22. Deadline to register for River
RoundUp. Please call or e-mail to register for event, see event and
registration details at link.
OCTOBER 2009 EVENTS
· October
10 (Saturday) 9-3:30pm or 10:30-5pm. River RoundUp. Join a team and
search in creeks or the river for creatures (macroinvertebrates) to learn
about the river's health. Deadline to register is September 22.
· October 18(Sunday)
noon-3pm or 2-5pm. Bug ID day. Please call or e-mail to
register for event, see event and registration details at link.
NOVEMBER 2009 EVENTS: No Adopt events scheduled for November.
DECEMBER 2009 EVENTS: No Adopt events scheduled for December.
EVENT
DESCRIPTION
Stonefly Search
- Join the Winter Stonefly
Search, part of our long-term study of Huron River,
and discover the vibrant life teeming underwater. You are probably familiar
with the aquatic insects that fly fishers imitate in their spectacular
hand-made flies. They include the "winter stoneflies," which
thrive in the cold, oxygen-rich waters of winter, where they can feed,
grow, and reproduce relatively free from competition and predation. These
stoneflies are inactive during the warmer months, when seasonal such as
stormwater runoff or excessive plant growth and decomposition limit oxygen
levels. Since stoneflies are very sensitive to environmental conditions, if
we cannot find them in January, it is a sign that pollution may be
degrading the stream.
- Join us on Saturday in the
middle of the day for about four hours. You will be part of a 5-member team
with trained leaders, and you will not go into the water. Your team will
investigate two sites that have different conditions, so you can see the
impacts that we have on streams.
- No prior knowledge or
training is required and children are welcome is each one is accompanied by
an adult. Meet regardless of the weather and dress to be outdoors.
- You must pre-register for this event. Email Joan
at jmartin@hrwc.org or call
734/769-5123 x11 at least 10 days prior to the event to sign up, be
assigned to a team, and learn the meeting location.
Leadership Training
- Learn how to be a Collector
or Team Leader/Educator for the River RoundUp! This training is designed
for those who have participated in a prior River RoundUp and would like to
take a leadership role this year. It also is offered to teachers or other
group leaders who would like to do stream monitoring with other groups.
- You must pre-register for this training. Email
Joan at jmartin@hrwc.org, or call
734/769-5123, x11 at least 10 days prior to the training to sign up and
learn the meeting location.
River RoundUp
- Help us collect a sample of
the creatures (benthic macroinvertebrates) that live in our streams, and be
a part of the best stream monitoring program in the state! The community of
creatures that live in each stream is a strong indicator of its quality.
Volunteers meet at a central location. After brief instruction, volunteers
will gather with their teams and head to the streams!
- You must pre-register for this training. E-mail
Joan at jmartin@hrwc.org, or call
734/769-5123, x11 at least 2 weeks prior to the event to sign up, be
assigned to a team, and learn the meeting location.
ID Day
- Help identify and count the
creatures collected during the River RoundUp, and be the first to learn our
latest monitoring results! You may choose to help us from either
12–3pm or 2–5pm.
- You must pre-register for this event. Email Joan
at jmartin@hrwc.org or call
734/769-5123 x11 at least 4 days prior to the event to sign up for your
preferred time period and learn the meeting location
Stream Measuring and Mapping Training
- Learn how to measure and map
a stream in the Huron
River watershed in
order to assess its ecological habitat quality! You will learn techniques
for assessing the physical qualities of the creeks in the watershed: the
structure of the banks, the channel and streambed, as well as read patterns
of flow and measure the speed and discharge (volume) of water in the
stream.
- At the end the training
workshop, dates and locations for the actual measuring and mapping will be
determined. Mapping teams will be formed and will be assigned a creek to
map during August, September or October. Participants should bring their
calendars. You must pre-register for this event. Email Joan at jmartin@hrwc.org or call 734/769-5123
x11 at least 10 days prior to the workshop. They will advise you of the
meeting location at that time.
Last
Updated: April 2009
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