Curious about what critters live in your local streams and freshwater marshes? Come join Maine Audubon and Maine DEP for a fun morning of catching and identifying macroinvertebrates at the McCoy-Chapman Forest in Gilead hosted by the Mahoosuc Land Trust! Get hands-on training and learn how you can contribute to an important community science project that acts as a screening tool for Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) water quality assessments. Be prepared to wade into shallow water as you net and handle macroinvertebrates!

Marsh and Stream Explorers is a water quality monitoring project that trains volunteers to survey streams and freshwater marshes for large aquatic insects (macroinvertebrates) which are sensitive to environmental stressors and can be indicators of wetland health. After this training session, you’ll have the tools to choose and survey your own stream or freshwater marsh and contribute invaluable data to Maine’s water quality monitoring efforts. If…