Ages: High School. Program Length: 45 minutes.
Program availability contingent on season and weather. Students learn how to identify live stream organisms using a key and how to determine the health of a stream based on the critters they find. While some critters can tolerate pollution, others need clean water to survive. Based on the number of sensitive, moderate and tolerant organisms in the sample, students give their stream a grade. Will your stream be an A+ or an F? The school is responsible for finding an appropriate stream site for the event.
Alternatively, staff are available to “stream from a stream” where students participate virtually in a stream monitoring event.