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by Kathy Woodard
Save Our Streams
SOS:SOS:
www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/StreamStudyHomePage/StreamStudy.HTML
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What is Save Our Streams?
Student and community member volunteers:
Get trained in macroinvertebrate identification
Monitor a stream 4 times a year
Send results to the SOS database
A Biological Stream Monitoring Program
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Why Save Our Streams?
Learn more about stream ecology
Discover how clean your stream is
Share your data with others
Take action to keep your watershed clean
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SOS and SOLsYou can teach many Virginia SOLs through the SOS
program:•Kindergarten: K.1, K.6
•1st grade: 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
•2nd grade: 2.1, 2.4, 2.5
•3rd grade: 3.1, 3.6, 3.9, 3.10
•4th grade: 4.1, 4.5, 4.8
•5th grade: 5.1
•6th grade: 6.1, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11
•Life Science: LS1, LS4, LS5, LS7, LS10, LS11, LS12
•Earth Science: ES1, ES7, ES9
•Biology: BIO1, BIO3, BIO7, BIO9
For details on the SOLs listed above visit http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/Sols/science.html.
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Steps to Get Started
1. Choose training or a certified monitor
2. Locate a Stream Site
3. Review Safety Procedures
4. Collect Macroinvertebrates5. Identify Macroinvertebrates
6. Record Data to Determine Stream Health
You Are Ready to Save Our Streams
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1. Choose:
Training Certified Monitor
or a
Set up a 3-4 hour training session.
In Virginia contact Carol Harlow of SOS at: 540-377-6179, or [email protected].
LEEP has volunteers who are already certified.
Contact Kathy Woodard at: 540-872-2897, or [email protected]
Or visit www.sosva.com and choose “Methods”
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2. Locate a Stream SiteFind a stream in
your area using maps. Visit mapquest.com, or call Va. Dept. of Mineral Resources 804-951-6340 to order $4 topographic maps.
Ask the landowner for permission. Your county office will have maps that show who owns the land.
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3. Review Safety ProceduresBring a first aid kit
One adult for every six children under 18
Work only in good weather
Do not work on steep slopes or rapids
Never drink stream water
Do not handle sharp objects or broken glass
Stay with the group & wash hands when done
Never put hands or feet where you cannot see
Watch out for snakes and other wildlife Modified from Conducting a Stream Cleanup – A How To Manual, VA DCR
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4. Collect MacroinvertebratesGather water insects and crustaceans with nets or sieves. Rub rocks to remove bugs.
Keep in containers filled with water, so you can return them to the stream later.
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5. Identify Macroinvertebrates
•You may want to practice with the online identification key available at www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study
•Print a field guide from www.sosva.com/bugidcard.doc to use at the stream.
Click on your answer:
Scientific drawings from
www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla
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Mayfly Larva
Mayfly Larva are very sensitive to pollution.
Try Again
No, sorry!
That means if you had found one you would know your water quality was excellent, because they can only survive in clean water.
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Dragonfly LarvaContinue
Yes, great observation!Dragonfly Larva
are somewhat sensitive to pollution. They can survive in clean,or moderately polluted water. At least you know your water is not very polluted. To see if it is clean or moderately polluted you would need to identify the other macroinvertebrates you found.
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LeechTry Again
No, sorry!
Leeches are not sensitive to pollution.
They can survive in clean, moderately polluted, or very polluted water. So you would have to see what other macroinvertebrates you found to determine your water quality.
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6. Record Data to
Determine Stream Health
www.sosva.com/methods.htm or
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-
Study/Methods/Form.HTML
Data forms available at
6 4 1
11
State of the York Watershed 2000
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You Are Ready to Save Our Streams!
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Works Cited
•Mills, B. & S. State of the York Watershed 2000.
•VA DCR. Conducting a Stream Cleanup – A How To Manual.•www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla
/Stream-Study
•www.mapquest.com
•www.sosva.com
•www.pen.k12.va.us/go/Sols/science.html
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