RiverWatch Training Workshop April 2

Registration Information

Protect Illinois waterways by becoming a RiverWatch Citizen Scientist.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will host an Illinois RiverWatch Training Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at Olney Central College.

The Illinois RiverWatch Network is a statewide, non-profit, volunteer stream monitoring program. Upon completing the workshop, volunteers adopt a stream site and examine indicators of water quality such as stream habitat and the diversity of species.

Citizen scientists play an important role in helping to identify potentially degraded waters and areas that may need better protection.

OCC Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Sarah Bergbower completed citizen scientist training last spring. She participates in annual sampling and data collection from Big Creek Woods Memorial, an Illinois Department of Natural Resources nature preserve owned by the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees.

Registration for the workshop is $50 for adults. Children 17 and younger may attend, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is registered for the workshop.

For more information, contact Hannah Griffis at 618-468-2784 or email hgriffis@lc.edu.