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Active Sep 22, 2005 to Oct 15, 2005
The Farmington River Watershed Association is pleased to announce that Mike Beauchene,
the skillful and often animated and humorous educator from the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection, will lead both classroom and field instruction in the
identification of aquatic insects. Mike has developed a program so that volunteers
can scientifically collect, sort, and identify macroinvertebrates as an indicator
of river health. The watershed association is hoping to teach volunteers about these
important creatures and to recruit volunteers to join their watershed-wise monitoring
program. Unlike traditional water quality sampling that provides a one day one time
snapshot of the health of a river, the study of aquatic insects provides a long-term
understanding of river quality. The Saturday, October 15th training program will
be held at the Simsbury Apple Barn in Simsbury Connecticut. The public is invited
to participate. No prior macroinvertebrate knowledge is needed: Just bring a desire
to become part of a volunteer environmental team. The training session is part of
a grass roots program aimed at developing skills of those who would like to be part
of the Farmington River Watershed Association's ongoing effort to monitor the health
of the Farmington River. Be prepared to get your feet wet, but rest assured that
all will have fun as they look for the critters that indicate water quality. Lunch
will be provided. For more information or to register for this event call or e-mail
Joyce Kennedy Raymes at 860-658-4442 x.202 or
jkr@frwa.org
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