Finger Lakes Regional Stream Monitoring Network Training 

The Finger Lakes Institute (FLI) and Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FL-PRISM)  at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Finger Lakes Community College are co-hosting a teacher training for the Finger Lakes Regional Stream Monitoring Network (FLRSMN). Participants will learn the importance of monitoring water quality of streams; will learn about invasive species that can be found in streams and the riparian corridor; will practice using the FLRSMN sampling protocols and techniques at a local stream; and will practice entering/retrieving stream data using the FLRSMN database. Science teachers for grades 6-12 and environmental outreach educators are encouraged to participate in this training. 

Participants will recieve 7 hours of CTLE credits from Hobart and William Smith Colleges for this workshop, a FLRSMN teacher manual and classroom-based activities to pre-teach macroinvertebrate ID skills. Upon completion of this training, teachers will be eligible to sign out (for FREE) FLRSMN monitoring kits for classroom use and are invited to share their monitoring results at the 2019 FLI Science Fair held in May.

A portion of this training will take place outside at a stream location near the Finger Lakes Institute. Participants should dress appropriately for the weather (rain or shine) and bring rubber boots or sneakers to get into the water. 

This training is sponsored by the Finger Lakes PRISM. Lunch will be provided.

Itinerary:

9:00-9:30 am - Welcome and Introductions

9:30-10:00 am - Water Quality of Finger Lakes Streams

10:00-10:30 am - Overview of FLRSMN Program

10:30-11:30 am - Invasive Species in the Stream and Riparian Corridor (ID with Samples)

11:30 am- noon - Working Lunch (provided)- Classroom Pre-field Trip Activities

noon-3 pm - Stream Monitoring at a Local Stream

3-3:30 pm - Practice Entering/Retrieving Data Using the FLRSMN database

3:30-4 pm - Stream Monitoring Kit Sign-Out

 

 

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