Adopt A Stream
August 18,2009
Get training to Adopt a Stream.
That's where you can help by getting involved and volunteering as an Adopt-A-Stream volunteer. The Clinton River Watershed Council's Adopt-a-Stream program is a volunteer-based program that empowers community members to protect local streams and rivers by monitoring their health.
Volunteers are teamed up, assigned stream sites, given equipment, data sheets and a collection protocol, and then sent out to gather information on streamside habitats, physical/chemical characteristics and macroinvertebrate populations. Twice a year (May and October) teams of trained volunteers visit their adoption site and collect data.
The data collected is then used by the watershed council, municipalities and the state to assess the health of our streams and rivers and make decisions regarding their protection and restoration.
The Clinton River Watershed Council's are looking for individuals who would like to coordinate a site team and team participants. If you would like more information on Adopt-a-Stream volunteer monitoring opportunities or would like to register for training sessions, call 248-601-0606 or send us an email or visit our website CRWC
There are two dates and locations to attend this training.
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
Location: Wolcott Mill Metro Park.
No park entrance fee is required.
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Duration: 180 minutes
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Shadbush Nature Center in Shelby Township.
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Duration: 180 minutes
Over 200 volunteers already participate in the Adopt-A-Stream program throughout the Clinton River watershed. However, there is a need for more volunteers. Interested citizens do not need prior experience with water quality monitoring. Adopt-A-Stream volunteers come from all walks of life, but are brought together by their concern for our local water quality, natural resources, and environment. New volunteers from all cities, villages, and townships are encouraged to attend.
