Registration Fee: $150; includes all meals and lodging (double occupancy), the remainder of the cost is being underwritten by a USDA Water Quality Grant.

Learn about monitoring the "most frequently listed" TMDL Water Quality indicators (bacteria, dissolved oxygen, temperature and turbidity) as well as aquatic macro invertebrates.

• The first 2 days (Tuesday, Wednesday) of the program will focus on technical aspects of monitoring (both classroom and hands-on sessions included):
• What do you want from your monitoring activity?
• Doing your homework — before you start monitoring
• Selecting testing methods based on intended data uses
• Factors influencing data
• Quality assurance/quality control considerations
• Data collection, storage and interpretation
• Using and presenting results


• The final day (½ day Thursday*) will focus on developing, managing and sustaining volunteer monitoring programs, topics to include:
• Training formats
• Retention and recognition
• Volunteer roles and potential responsibilities
• Empowering citizens with data

• 40 participants will be selected to attend this workshop.
• To apply, fill out the registration form.
• Camp and logistic details will be provided after June 21, 2004. Please note that you will be asked to share a room with one other participant of your same gender.
• Registration applications are due June 18, 2004. (After June 18, the registration fee will be $300 IF space is available. This includes all meals.)