Measuring and Mapping
Time to Get in the Water!
WHAT: We want you to join a team that will measure and map a stream site this summer! Learn to “read a river” by characterizing the bed, the banks and other indicators of stream health. You must first attend a training on the field techniques in a hands-on workshop. Then, people will form into teams to map a site on a later date selected by you and the team. No prior knowledge is necessary. You will not get wet at the training but you will walk IN the stream and possibly over uneven terrain when you map your site. Older Children (10+) are welcome to attend but each one must be attended by one adult.
WHERE: Training: NEW Center, 1100 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104. Activity: A stream in Livingston, Oakland, Wayne or Washtenaw Counties: See list below.
WHEN: July 31 for training, and then 4 hours sometime in August, depending on your schedule.
DEADLINE: Register by July 15. Use the link below to register.
NEXT STEP for first time volunteers: Please fill out the basic information form.
First time volunteers basic information form
Register to help map a stream this summer
MORE INFO: Email Joan at jmartin@hrwc.org, or see the Adopt-A-Stream webpages under the “Our Work” tab.
SITES:
Near ANN ARBOR:
Fleming Creek at Geddes Rd
Fleming Creek at Radrick Farms
Honey Creek at Jackson Rd
Honey Creek at Pratt Rd
Huron River at Island Park
Malletts Creek at I-94
Malletts Creek at Main St
Millers Creek at Glazier Way
Millers Creek at Plymouth Rd
Swift Run at Shetland Drive
Traver Creek at Broadway
Elsewhere in WASHTENAW COUNTY:
Mill Creek at Fletcher Rd
Mill Creek at Jackson Road
Mill Creek at Klinger Rd
Mill Creek at Manchester Rd
Portage Creek at Dexter-Townhall Rd
In LIVINGSTON COUNTY:
Davis Creek at Doane Rd
Greenoak Creek at Rushton Rd
In OAKLAND COUNTY:
Huron River at White Lake Rd
Woodruff Creek at Maxfield Rd
Huron River at Proud Lake
In WAYNE COUNTY:
Huron River in Flat Rock
Port Creek at Armstrong Rd
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