BMI Monitors & Habitat Assessments
Want to recapture childhood memories of digging in the mud for bugs? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Benthic Macroinvertebrates (BMI) are small aquatic animals and larval insects that live in water bodies and can be seen without a microscope. The BMI population of a stream, river, or lake lets us know about the health of that waterbody, since some species are more tolerant of pollutants than others. Healthy streams support an abundance and diversity of BMIs. This data helps us identify restoration projects, or areas in need of further study.
In our BMI program, volunteers will also assess the habitats at their given sites using EPA’s Low Gradient Stream Habitat Assessment sheet, which provides CRWA with important water quality data. Learn more about conducting habitat assessments with the Habitat Assessment Training Webinar.
Interested in joining us as a BMI Monitor? Sign up for our volunteer alerts and watch for our next training opportunity in the Spring.
In our BMI program, volunteers will also assess the habitats at their given sites using EPA’s Low Gradient Stream Habitat Assessment sheet, which provides CRWA with important water quality data. Learn more about conducting habitat assessments with the Habitat Assessment Training Webinar.
Interested in joining us as a BMI Monitor? Sign up for our volunteer alerts and watch for our next training opportunity in the Spring.
Questions?Lisa Kumpf, Aquatic Scientist lkumpf@crwa.org (617) 540-5650 x1085 |