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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2009
Contact:
Ann Marie Finan, Stream Team coordinator, 754-3355
ext. 6857
Stream bug
monitoring workshop set for June and July
OLYMPIA
– Stream Team is looking for volunteers to stir things up
this summer, specifically “stream bugs.”
Stream bugs, otherwise known as benthic macroinvertebrates, provide valuable
information about water quality and the biological health of streams. They are
also fun to collect and examine.
Volunteers are invited to attend one of two free training
sessions on either June 18 or July 8 from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The training will cover the rationale for biological
monitoring, the sampling protocol, and local data.
Trained volunteers will then sign up for one or more summer monitoring
days. Registration is required. To
register and find out the location of the event, call Ann Marie Finan at
754-3355, ext. 6857 or e-mail finanam@co.thurston.wa.us.
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