Volunteer for a great cause and make a difference in your community! Join us for the 18th Annual River Conservation Day on Oct. 2nd from 9am-12pm at Bennett Park! Last year, we were successful in cleaning up areas around Bennett Park, Butternut Creek, the Battle creek river, and cleaned and marked some storm drains in […]

Participate in monitoring the Thorneapple River watershed's health by collecting and counting macroinvertebrates in the streams.

Participate in monitoring the Thorneapple River watershed's health by collecting and counting macroinvertebrates in the streams.

This is a rain date so call to find out if it's happening. Participate in monitoring the Thorneapple River watershed's health by collecting and counting macroinvertebrates in the streams.

Join us for ID night! We will identify and count the macroinvertebrates that were collected from streams and rivers in the Thornapple watershed.

Learn what it takes to be a community scientist at this free event! You will help to collect and identify macroinvertebrate larvae to monitor the water quality of Eaton County streams. Collection days will be held on October 5th and 12th from 1-5 p.m. with a rain date of October 16th.  Macroinvertebrate identification will be […]

Join us for the 20th Annual River Conservation Day on Oct. 7th from 8am-12pm at Bennett Park! Volunteer for a great cause and make a difference in your community! We will focus on cleaning up areas around Bennett Park, Butternut Creek, and the Battle Creek River, as well as cleaning and marking some storm drains […]

Learn what it takes to be a community scientist at this free event! You will help to collect and identify macroinvertebrate larvae to monitor the water quality of Eaton County streams. Collection days will be held on October 5th and 12th from 1-5 p.m. with a rain date of October 16th.  Macroinvertebrate identification will be […]

Join us on November 29th at The University of Olivet to identify bugs collected from Eaton County stream sites. Learn to identify different macroinvertebrates, or larval aquatic insects, using microscopes and guidebooks. We will calculate a water quality score for each stream site based on the quantity and diversity of insects collected. A science background […]