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Water Quality Monitoring Workshop
FREE Water Quality Monitoring Training Workshop
(Please register to attend - Click here or visit the CHEARS website at www.chears.org)
Learn how to check the health of Indian Creek by using basic test for water quality.No prior knowledge of chemistry or biology is needed- just curiosity about the Creek!
Participants in this workshop will:
- Measure pH and dissolved oxygen
- Measure temperature and turbidity
- Practice habitat assessment surveys
- Capture and identify benthic macroinvertebrates
As a participant, you will be able to practice your training with students in a summer workshop, teaching them the methods that you learned.
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Instructor: Maria Sgambati, MD
Maria is a trained biologist and physician who currently works as an educator, outreach coordinator, and consultant with organizations such as Audubon Naturalist Society, National Capital Region Watershed Stewards Academy, and local Master Naturalist programs.
A collaborative event brought to you by Citizens to Conserve and Restore Indian Creek (CCRIC), Camp Fire USA, and CHEARS - Chesapeake Education, Arts, and Research Society, Greenbelt Food Forest project. Support by the Chesapeake Bay Trust.
