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Tuesday, June 16
 

9:30am EDT

Hands-On Stream Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Certification
LIMITED
Tuesday June 16, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available



**This event requires seperate registration**
Register here: https://forms.office.com/g/YJnERvTY3c 

This training will provide classroom and hands-on instruction for volunteer monitors on how to select a monitoring site, use equipment properly, collect and identify aquatic macroinvertebrates, analyze water quality, enter data, determine stream conditions and practice safety in the field.This workshop focuses on macroinvertebrate monitoring. You will learn about stream habitat, indicator species, pollution sources, how to collect and identify 20 different groups of macroinvertebrates, and using that data to determine a stream health index. Once certified as a volunteer water quality monitor, you can adopt a stream to monitor on a biannual basis.Get ready to get your hands and feet wet in a shallow stream! You must attend the full workshop to become a certified water quality monitor. Questions? Visit www.scadoptastream.org.


**BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH**



Speakers
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Lexi Thomason Toole

SC Department of Environmental Services
Lexi Thomason Toole is a Program Coordinator with South Carolina Adopt-a-Stream, supporting volunteer stream monitoring, watershed education, and community engagement initiatives across the state. She works with educators, students, and citizen scientists to promote stewardship and... Read More →
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Jaclin DuRant

SC Department of Environmental Services
Jaclin DuRant is the SC Adopt-a-Stream Program Coordinator with the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services. Based in Anderson, SC, she leads volunteer water monitoring and community science efforts across the state, helping connect communities to watershed stewardship... Read More →
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Erin Rosebrock

SC Adopt-a-Stream Program Coordinator, SC Department of Environmental Services
Erin Rosebrock is an SC Adopt-a-Stream Program Coordinator with the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, where she supports volunteer water quality monitoring and watershed stewardship initiatives across the state. Erin is passionate about community science and engaging... Read More →
Tuesday June 16, 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm EDT
USC Watershed Ecology Center 8000 Valley Falls Road Spartanburg, SC
  Pre-Conference Event, No charge
 
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