| This
is a virtual stream monitoring training. This is an excellent
way to learn about monitoring before getting out into the field.
If you are not sure what monitoring involves, this website should
provide you with a basic introduction. |
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| This
is the main Save Our Streams (SOS) page. It provides excellent
overviews, descriptions, pictures, and keys. Lots of links to
related resources. |
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| Discusses
the connections between macroinvertebrates and water quality.
Links to other resources, especially for teachers. |
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| This
is the EPA's Volunteer Stream Monitoring site. You can download
copies of The Volunteer Monitor, The National
Newsletter of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring. This page
contains many excellent links to resources and related programs. |
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| Fairfax
County's Stream Protection Strategy. Learn more about what Fairfax
County is doing to protect our streams. |
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| The
Watershed Game - interactive game about watersheds for all age
levels |
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| Interactive
Macroinvertebrate Key and other excellent Watershed Activities
for students and adults. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR NEW MONITORS |
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| National
Park Service Watershed Activities - Bridging the Watershed |
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| Useful
Websites for Urban Watersheds |
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| Monitor's
Handbook |
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| The
Land Use – Water Quality Link: Resources compiled by Molly
Beitzel, GMU student |
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| Articles
related to streams and watersheds:
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| Clean
Streams. County to develop watershed plans |
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| Bay
Preservation Forces Search for Perennial Streams. Fairfax County
needs better maps to save streams. |
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| Volunteer
Biological Monitoring: Can It Accurately Assess the Ecological
Condition of Streams? Sarah R. Engel and J. Reese Voshell, Jr..
2002. American Entomologist 48 (3): 164-177 |
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