2008

Dates: 

April 17               Stream Leader Educators Gathering   Location TBD

April 21      MEECS       Water Quality Workshop at Cranbook Science Institute

May 7        Spring Student Monitoring

May 20         Water Quality Monitoring  DATA DUE   

Oct. 1              Fall Student Monitoring

Nov. 5          Water Quality Monitoring  DATA DUE

Nov. 20  STUDENT CONGRESS     

Stream Leaders Program Materials

The Stream Leaders program is intended to provide students with an educational experience in water quality monitoring, data interpretation, and citizen action, as well as provide general information to local officials concerning water quality. First, students and teachers get in the river and examine the chemical constituents of the river, inventory physical stream-side conditions and land uses that may affect water quality, and sample the aquatic biological communities to evaluate the health of the river. Second, students and teachers analyze their data to locate any possible sources of pollution problems within the river. In the final part of the Stream Leaders, students and teachers identify and complete a civic action project such as collecting and cataloging river, lake and beach debris, restoring degraded habitats, or making community presentations.

STREAM LEADERS                 Spring Monitoring Day   Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Supply orders for program participants due by March 21st.

New Education Resources Center for Global Environmental Education:  Watershed Action Community Service Learning Cost of Cool - Youth, Consumption & The Environment - Video Stroud Center Water Research Center- Leaf Pack Network (great classroom demo) The Next Industrial Revolution - Video Check out this resource below supporting macro identification and stream habitat. Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education Send us a link to YOUR favorite resources.  educator@crwc.org

Earth Force GREEN The watershed council works in partnership with Earth Force GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network) to bring curriculum and resource tools to area educators. Protecting Our Watersheds (POW) is a curriculum that takes students through the process of developing and implementing a community action project to improve water quality. For more than 10 years, GM facilities have used GREEN resources to support the Stream Leaders program and the participating area schools. GM and its facilities provide funding, employee volunteers and support to invest young people in protecting their watersheds. Visit Earth Force: Programs: GREEN for more information.

Check out L'Anse Creuse Middle School South's monitoring website!

Stream Leaders Program Materials
The following files are available for download in PDF format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files. Please contact our Education Director at 248-601-0606 or educator@crwc.org if you have any problems.

• Stream Leaders Introduction: This is a general description of the water quality monitoring program for students, its goals and objectives, what's expected from you as the participant, and what the watershed council contributes.
• Michigan Science Correlations: Here you can view a table that correlates the Stream Leaders program to the elementary, middle school, and high school Michigan Curriculum Framework Science Benchmarks.
• Stream Leaders Costs: This shows you just how little you need to get involved in the program, and just how much you might already have on-hand.
• Stream Leaders Timetable: The timetable provides you with a simple means of knowing what you should be doing when to have a quality Stream Leaders program.
• Macomb County Public Works Presentation: This is a special opportunity for Macomb County schools. The Macomb County Public Works Office offers an award-winning Water and the Urban Environment presentation free to Macomb County schools. This is a great way to use your Stream Leaders data for a civic action project.
• Wader Safety: Anytime you get into the water there are precautions and guidelines to follow. This just outlines a few things to be especially aware of in an urban setting.
• Press Release Form: This is the sheet you need to fill out and send to CRWC at least two weeks prior to your sampling date. If you don't, you won't be in the press releases that we send out.                                                                                                                                        
• Data Forms & Sampling Instructions:
  • Chemical Data Form: This is the GREEN chemical data form used to record chemical sampling results.
  • Chemical Sampling Tips: Here you can find some helpful hints about chemical sampling as well as information about the different chemical charateristics sampled.
  • Physical Data Form: This is the form used to record physical inventory observations.
  • Physical & Macroinvertebrate Sampling Procedures: Here you can find the procedures for the physical inventory and macroinvertebrate sampling.
  • Macroinvertebrate ID Form: This is the form used to record macroinvertebrate sampling information.
  • Macroinvertebrate Sampling Tips: This document provides information about the different macroinvertebrates habitats and how to sample them.
  • Common Macroinvertebrates of the Clinton River: This document provides information and identification pictures of the common macroinvertebrates in the Clinton River Watershed.
    
    
• Aquatic Insect Labels: Here you will find two pages of insect labels. Be sure and print them on a laser printer so they don't bleed when you put them in alcohol.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Protocols: Here you can find the contact information for the watershed wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and their requirements for testing your samples.
• Wastewater Treatment Sample Submittal Form: This is the form you should use to submit water samples to a wastewater treatment plant for testing.
• Internet Links: Here are tons of materials and information available on the web. Here are a few we recommend that will help you with Stream Leaders or Science Olympiad.
• Aquatic Education Materials: This is an eight-page list of aquatic activity books, coloring books, comic books, story books and informational books along with their contact information.
  
• Maps of the Clinton River Watershed:
  • Clinton River Watershed and Lake St. Clair: This map shows the connection of the Clinton River Watershed to Lake St. Clair.
  • Clinton River Watershed Outline: This map shows the outline of the Clinton River Watershed.
  • Clinton River Watershed Topographic: This map shows the elevation changes across the Clinton River Watershed.
  • Clinton River Subwatersheds: This map organizes the watershed and its communities according to its primary tributary.
    

EDUCATION RESOURCES The watershed council has many educational resources available in electronic format and in hardcopy form. You are welcome to come in and check something out or copy it here for 5¢ per single-sided page or 8¢ per double-sided page. We also have an extensive listing of contact information for other programs, organizations, and environmental professionals available to assist you.