Habitat Assessment Program: COVID-19 Edition
Within our BMI program, volunteers would also assess the habitats at their given sites. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we wanted to create a socially distant yet interactive and educational outdoors activity for quarantined family, and friends! Habitat Assessments provide us with important water quality data.
We are currently accepting new (and returning) volunteers for this program! A training webinar is scheduled for April 22nd at 7:00pm, to register please click below. Participants will learn how to conduct an appropriate Habitat Assessment using EPA’s Low Gradient Stream Habitat Assessment sheet, how to score properly, and how to take precautions to ensure safety during COVID-19. Volunteers are assigned specific sites (minimum of 1, and up to 2 per volunteer) that we would prefer to have assessed but we are flexible if participants have a preferred area. As mentioned, this is a great solo or family activity while actively protecting the Charles!
We are currently accepting new (and returning) volunteers for this program! A training webinar is scheduled for April 22nd at 7:00pm, to register please click below. Participants will learn how to conduct an appropriate Habitat Assessment using EPA’s Low Gradient Stream Habitat Assessment sheet, how to score properly, and how to take precautions to ensure safety during COVID-19. Volunteers are assigned specific sites (minimum of 1, and up to 2 per volunteer) that we would prefer to have assessed but we are flexible if participants have a preferred area. As mentioned, this is a great solo or family activity while actively protecting the Charles!
Below are the assessment forms that we will be going over during the webinar. Feel free to download the forms prior to the webinar and follow along as we walk you through the scoring.
