JUDA - The Lower Sugar River Watershed Association is recruiting volunteer citizen scientists to collect information on streams in watershed areas.
After a short training session on how to make observations and assessments, volunteers will be added to a team with a designated location and will perform stream monitoring once a month, from May through October.
The Watershed Action Volunteer Level 1 training will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26 at the Juda Park on High School Road. Lunch will be provided.
Kris Stepenuck and Lindsey Albright of the University of Wisconsin-Extension and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will conduct the training. Participants will be trained to observe stream flow, macro invertebrates, habitat, transparency, temperature, dissolved oxygen and phosphorus.
Those who participate should bring hip waders if they have them. A limited number of waders will be available for use. All other supplies will be provided, including complete instructions for each procedure. Trainees will need to provide contact information and sign a waiver exempting the WAV program of liability. Trainees under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the exemption form.
The LSRWA currently has five teams monitoring 21 sites. Seven of the sites monitor Level 1 and phosphorus, and the remaining sites monitor dissolved oxygen, temperature and phosphorus. After training, volunteers will be given the opportunity to sign up for a team and monitoring location of their choice.
Training will take place rain or shine. For more information or to sign-up for the session, contact Patrick Cardiff at pat.cardiff@grande.com. For more information on stream monitoring, visit www.lsrwa.org.
The event is sponsored by the Lower Sugar River Watershed Associations, a volunteer organization dedicated to the care of water resources. For more information, visit www.lsrwa.org or contact Carol Aslesen at 608-633-4331 cgaslesen@gmail.com.
After a short training session on how to make observations and assessments, volunteers will be added to a team with a designated location and will perform stream monitoring once a month, from May through October.
The Watershed Action Volunteer Level 1 training will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26 at the Juda Park on High School Road. Lunch will be provided.
Kris Stepenuck and Lindsey Albright of the University of Wisconsin-Extension and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will conduct the training. Participants will be trained to observe stream flow, macro invertebrates, habitat, transparency, temperature, dissolved oxygen and phosphorus.
Those who participate should bring hip waders if they have them. A limited number of waders will be available for use. All other supplies will be provided, including complete instructions for each procedure. Trainees will need to provide contact information and sign a waiver exempting the WAV program of liability. Trainees under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the exemption form.
The LSRWA currently has five teams monitoring 21 sites. Seven of the sites monitor Level 1 and phosphorus, and the remaining sites monitor dissolved oxygen, temperature and phosphorus. After training, volunteers will be given the opportunity to sign up for a team and monitoring location of their choice.
Training will take place rain or shine. For more information or to sign-up for the session, contact Patrick Cardiff at pat.cardiff@grande.com. For more information on stream monitoring, visit www.lsrwa.org.
The event is sponsored by the Lower Sugar River Watershed Associations, a volunteer organization dedicated to the care of water resources. For more information, visit www.lsrwa.org or contact Carol Aslesen at 608-633-4331 cgaslesen@gmail.com.