Weekly Update

October 27, 2009


Many thanks to Gus Colum, who has volunteered to take photos of each of our sites

Announcements

The StreamWatch Facebook Page…

Short on time but want to help? Here’s a quick and easy way for Facebook users to raise awareness about Rivanna streams and rivers:

  1. Become a fan of StreamWatch’s new Facebook page. Just Google “StreamWatch Facebook”, open the page, and click the “become a fan” button near the top of the page.
  2. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP! Recommend the page to your Facebook friends who live in or care about the Rivanna basin. The purpose of the page is to catch the attention of people who are not currently tuned in.
  3. Read our 70-word daily blogette for interesting, valuable, and sometimes entertaining information about the Rivanna, stream ecology, and water. A new blogette will post to your wall each weekday. At under one minute, we hope this read will be a painless (pleasant?!) way to expand knowledge!

October anniversaries…

Congratulations to the following volunteer, whose volunteer anniversary is this month. Thanks so much for your work.

Elena Prien – 1 year

Fall sampling…

The fall monitoring season is from September 1st through November 15th. If you would like to help with a sample, see the potential volunteer dates (below).

Bob’s Bug Facts…

(brought to you by Bob Henricks)

Skimmer dragonflies must always be preserved – for a very good reason. There are actually three different families of Skimmers: the Common Skimmers, the Green eyed Skimmers, and the Belted Skimmers. These can only be distinguished from each other with the microscope. In addition, there is another dragonfly which we find in our streams – the Spike Tail dragonfly. This too must be identified in the lab. So, if it’s not a Club-Tail or a Darner, preserve it.

Potential Volunteer Dates

(Please contact Rose if you want to sign up.)

Saturday 10/31
Sunday 11/1 (sample will be led by Bob Henricks)

Thank you for volunteering with StreamWatch!

Rose Brown, Program Manager
StreamWatch
434.962.3527
P.O. Box 181
Ivy, VA 22945
Email Rose
www.streamwatch.org