Become a Stream Smart Volunteer, Protect Beaver Lake Water Quality
Are you interested in giving back to your community while spending time at a local stream? The Stream Smart program may be just what you are looking for.
Stream Smart works with citizen scientists to monitor the quality of water flowing into Beaver Lake, the primary drinking water source for Northwest Arkansas. Every three months, volunteer teams visit their sampling site in the Beaver Lake watershed. As a volunteer, you will help collect water samples, count the different types of aquatic insects, assess stream habitat, and measure stream flow. This work is important to assess baseline water quality of the streams and rivers that flow into Beaver Lake.
Think you need to be a water quality expert to participate? Think again!
Angela Danovi with Ozarks Water Watch and the project manager for Stream Smart, will be hosting a training day on June 29th at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center for everyone interested in becoming a Stream Smart citizen scientist.
The morning will be spent in the classroom with water quality professionals from the area, who will teach you the essentials of water quality monitoring. You will learn important skills, from how to properly collect a water sample to how to sample for and identify stream macroinvertebrates (“bugs”). After a FREE lunch, class will move to a local stream where you will get to test out your new skills.
For more information and to register visit:
https://owwbeaverlake.org/blog/2019/05/streamsmart-volunteer-training-set-for-june-29/
For questions, contact Angela Danovi at adanovi@ozarkswaterwatch.org.
