BRODHEAD - There will be an opportunity to see first-hand the stream improvement work being done on Spring Creek, southwest of Brodhead, from 9 to 11 a.m. July 7.
The morning will include a walk along the restored portion of Spring Creek to see how the improvements are stabilizing the banks and managing the deepest flow with log deflectors. Visitors also will be able to see what the stream corridor looks like before work is done by looking at the portion slated for restoration later this summer.
There will be demonstrations about different ways water quality is measured in streams, such as looking at the macro-invertebrate and fish populations present in a stream. The smallest critters are gathered with a net, while fish are temporarily shocked in order to assess them. The Lower Sugar River Watershed Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will lead the demonstrations.
Staff from the Green County Land and Water Conservation Department will lead a discussion on current local efforts to protect this stream and others. There are many conservation practices that farmers and landowners can employ to prevent sediment from reaching the stream.
Participants are to meet near the bridge over Spring Creek on County OK, just north of the junction with County K in the village of Oakley. Sunscreen, a hat, bug repellent and water are recommended.
For more information, contact Tonya Gratz with the Green County LWCD at 608-325-4195, ext. 121.
The morning will include a walk along the restored portion of Spring Creek to see how the improvements are stabilizing the banks and managing the deepest flow with log deflectors. Visitors also will be able to see what the stream corridor looks like before work is done by looking at the portion slated for restoration later this summer.
There will be demonstrations about different ways water quality is measured in streams, such as looking at the macro-invertebrate and fish populations present in a stream. The smallest critters are gathered with a net, while fish are temporarily shocked in order to assess them. The Lower Sugar River Watershed Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will lead the demonstrations.
Staff from the Green County Land and Water Conservation Department will lead a discussion on current local efforts to protect this stream and others. There are many conservation practices that farmers and landowners can employ to prevent sediment from reaching the stream.
Participants are to meet near the bridge over Spring Creek on County OK, just north of the junction with County K in the village of Oakley. Sunscreen, a hat, bug repellent and water are recommended.
For more information, contact Tonya Gratz with the Green County LWCD at 608-325-4195, ext. 121.