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SUMMARY:Friends of the Rouge Spring Bug Hunt
DESCRIPTION:We need your eyes\, hands\, and boots on the ground! No prior experience is necessary\, but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Children eight and older are welcome when accompanied by a PARTICIPATING adult; groups limited to four people. \nWe really value your participation. If you do sign up\, your team will be counting on you to be there. Please only sign up if you plan to be there. If something comes up after you register\, please let us know so we can re-assign people to your team. \nThere will be an indoor welcome from 10am-11am at the Plymouth Cultural Center\, where volunteers will have a chance to meet their team\, enjoy refreshments (coffee\, juice\, bagels\, and donuts)\, and watch a short presentation before heading out to two sites throughout the watershed. Ending times for each team will vary\, but most teams should be able to finish by 3pm. \nWe rely on you for your team so please let us know by email as soon as possible if you will not be attending sdavis@therouge.org \nRegistration open until full or March 24th. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/friends-of-the-rouge-spring-bug-hunt/
LOCATION:Plymouth Cultural Center\, 525 Farmer St\, Plymouth\, MI\, 48170
CATEGORIES:Stream Monitoring
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of the Rouge River":MAILTO:friends@therouge.org
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SUMMARY:2025 Stonefly Search
DESCRIPTION:Volunteers needed to survey for Stoneflies throughout the Rouge River!\nIt’s easy\, fun\, and a great way to learn about aquatic insects and the health of the river while contributing to science. \nThere will be an indoor welcome from 10am-11am where volunteers will have a chance to meet their team\, enjoy refreshments (coffee\, juice\, bagels\, and donuts)\, and watch a short presentation before heading out to two sites throughout the watershed.  Ending times for each team will vary\, but most teams should be able to finish by 3pm. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/2025-stonefly-search/
LOCATION:Plymouth Cultural Center\, 525 Farmer St\, Plymouth\, MI\, 48170
CATEGORIES:Stream Monitoring
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of the Rouge River":MAILTO:friends@therouge.org
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Rouge Winter Stonefly Search
DESCRIPTION:In the winter we hold a Stonefly Search that is similar to the Bug Hunts except we only look for one type of bug. Stoneflies are very sensitive aquatic insects that hatch from streams in winter. See a map of sites that have been surveyed for stoneflies and results. To learn more about our Stonefly Searches\, how to identify stoneflies and what we find\, view the Stonefly Refresher. \nTo register\, visit https://therouge.org/bug-hunt-events-and-trainings/. \nAdditional Parameters Collected\nIn 2020\, we began partnering with the Izaak Walton League of America’s Salt Watch program and began testing Stonefly Search sites for road salt. Aquatic life in freshwater streams declines as salinity increases.  After finding high levels at many sites in January\, we added spring and fall testing to help determine the background level of chloride.  Stream quality index scores declined as salt levels increased (2021 Spring Bug Hunt Report). \n  \nIn 2023\, we added testing for nitrates and nitrates to our monitoring events once it was offered by the Izaac Walton League as “Nitrate Watch.”  Human activities have increased the amount of this essential nutrient going into our streams\, mainly from fertilizers\, manure and sewage. Excessive nitrate causes harmful algal blooms that threaten the health of the watershed and its inhabitants. Check out the Nitrate Watch Map.
URL:https://miwaterstewardship.org/event/friends-of-the-rouge-winter-stonefly-search/
LOCATION:Plymouth Cultural Center\, 525 Farmer St\, Plymouth\, MI\, 48170
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ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of the Rouge River":MAILTO:friends@therouge.org
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