OAKLEY - Anyone interested in learning about healthy watersheds is invited to spend a few hours near Spring Creek from 9 to 11 a.m. June 24. Join experts from the Lower Sugar River Watershed Association, Green County Land and Water Conservation Department and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and spend the morning exploring the Spring Creek watershed, one of 13 tributary basins in the Lower Sugar River Basin.
Oakley Branch, a smaller tributary stream, as well as the main branch of Spring Creek, will be examined to see what fish and invertebrate populations they support and for the overall health of the two systems. LSRWA volunteers will demonstrate the water action volunteer monitoring protocols for measuring stream health, including net-sampling of invertebrates (aquatic insects) and evaluation of water clarity and other stream conditions. Jim Amrhein, WDNR water quality biologist, will use common sampling techniques that will allow participants to get a firsthand look at the types and condition of the fish present in riffles and pools.
Depending on conditions, participants who literally want to "get their feet wet" may enter the water to assist with sampling. Others may choose to observe from the roadway or stream-bank.
Come prepared to have fun and get a sampling of life in the creeks. Bring outdoor supplies such as insect repellent, sun screen, a hat, water and snacks.
Field trip participants will gather near the bridge crossing at Spring Creek located on County OK, just north of the County K and OK intersection in the old village of Oakley, about four miles southeast of Juda.
For more information, contact the LSRWA program director, Bethany Emond Storm at 630-770-8446, programdirector@lsrwa.org or Tonya Gratz at GCLW, 608-325-4195 extension 121.
Oakley Branch, a smaller tributary stream, as well as the main branch of Spring Creek, will be examined to see what fish and invertebrate populations they support and for the overall health of the two systems. LSRWA volunteers will demonstrate the water action volunteer monitoring protocols for measuring stream health, including net-sampling of invertebrates (aquatic insects) and evaluation of water clarity and other stream conditions. Jim Amrhein, WDNR water quality biologist, will use common sampling techniques that will allow participants to get a firsthand look at the types and condition of the fish present in riffles and pools.
Depending on conditions, participants who literally want to "get their feet wet" may enter the water to assist with sampling. Others may choose to observe from the roadway or stream-bank.
Come prepared to have fun and get a sampling of life in the creeks. Bring outdoor supplies such as insect repellent, sun screen, a hat, water and snacks.
Field trip participants will gather near the bridge crossing at Spring Creek located on County OK, just north of the County K and OK intersection in the old village of Oakley, about four miles southeast of Juda.
For more information, contact the LSRWA program director, Bethany Emond Storm at 630-770-8446, programdirector@lsrwa.org or Tonya Gratz at GCLW, 608-325-4195 extension 121.