Spring time is upon us at the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, and we are getting ready for stream monitoring on the Salmon Trout and Yellow Dog Rivers through the Michigan Clean Water Corps program (MiCorps). A portion of the monitoring involves collecting and sorting macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates are small aquatic creatures that live in water bodies. They like different types of habitats and some tolerate higher levels of water pollution than others.
State-wide programs such as MiCorps collect them in addition to chemical testing to ultimately help determine how clean our water is. This is a volunteer-based project, and we are hosting our bi-annual Volunteer Stream Monitoring Training on Saturday May 24th starting at 10am at the Powell Township School located at 101 Deutsch Ave in Big Bay. This training is open to the public and free of charge. There will be an indoor presentation at the school and then we will head the water for some hands on training in the stream. To RSVP to this event please contact Christy at: christy@yellowdogwatershed.org or call 906- 345-9223.
We are especially in need of local individuals who are interested in taking on leadership roles for this program and becoming crew leaders. This would entail taking on extra training to gain confidence with your collection skills and bug identification. You will become responsible for taking volunteers into the field to complete a couple sites per season. Please let us know if you are interested in this exciting opportunity to take a step forward in the protection of our water.
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