North Fork of the Catoctin Receives Perfect Score
Although no snails turned up in the net, the team did discover some snail eggs! Photo by Amy Ulland. Shortly...
Crooked Run Receives a Very Healthy Score
Phil Daley, Certified Monitor and Regional Trainer, has monitored the Crooked Run stream site since 2008. While the site is...
South Fork Survey is Part of Stream Monitor Training
Closeup of a Mayfly, which is one of the numerous macros that certified stream monitors need to be able to...
Black Branch Creek Score Indicates Unacceptable Ecological Conditions
Colette Berrebi at her stream site on the Black Branch. Photo by Amy Ulland A lovely section of Black Branch...
Tuscarora Creek Receives Moderately Unhealthy Score
Great Blue Heron visits site. Photo by Amy Ulland. On April 17, lead monitor and regional trainer Dave Manning and...
Survey at Big Spring Site Finds Degraded Water Quality
A rather large Fantail Darter fish found its way into the collection net as well. Thanks to Fisheries Biologist and...
Citizen Scientists Discover What’s Hiding in Catoctin Creek
Certified stream monitor Dave Manning supervises the Virginia Save Our Streams approved method for sampling macros from the South Fork...
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Stream Side with the Loudoun Wildlife Stream Monitoring Program
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy established the Stream Monitoring Program in 1996. Today, the program is still going strong and is a...
Emma’s Story: The Making of a Stream Monitor
Volume 25 Issue 1, Winter 2020 by Emma Lloyd with Amy Ulland Emma takes the temperature of a stream’s water....