Winter Stonefly Search
Help us find some special winter stoneflies!
Winter Stoneflies are elusive. These underwater creatures elude most predators by growing only during the winter months when most fish are too sluggish to eat them. They live only in good quality streams so searching for them tells us about problems in the river and its streams.
WHAT: Join a small team of volunteers and travel to a stream or stretch of the River. You’ll help our experienced researchers collect stoneflies, figure out what makes stream healthy or unhealthy, and understand how river ecology works.
Children are welcome to attend but each one must be attended by an adult.
WHERE: Start at the NEW Center, 1100 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, and then go out to 2 stream sites somewhere in Livingston, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties.
WHEN: Saturday, January 28, 2012, but you must register early. There are 2 starting times: 10:30 or 12:00AM. Takes 4 – 5 hours, only part of that outdoors.
DEADLINE: Registration opens in October, 2011 and closes on January 20, 2012.
NEXT STEP: First time volunteers, please fill out the basic information form and the registration form. Returning volunteers, please fill out the registration form only.
First time volunteers basic information form
Winter Stonefly Search registration form
FOR MORE INFO: Please contact Jason at jfrenzel@hrwc.org or go to the Adopt-A-Stream webpages under the “Our Work” tab.
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