Water Action Volunteer Monitoring

• Wisconsin's Citizen-based Stream Monitoring
  Read about Wisconsin's Water Action Volunteers (WAV), a program that introduces citizens to the basics of stream monitoring through hands-on participation, and educates the public about the connection between land use and the resulting effects on water quality.
  wav.monitor.pdf (4.33 MB)
  
  
  
• Key to Macroinvertebrate Life in the River
  An 11x17-inch key to help identify river critters.
  wav.riverkey.pdf  (103K)
  
  
  
• Key to Life in the Pond
  An 11x17-inch key to help identify pond critters.
  wav.pondkey.pdf  ( 99K)
  
  
  
• Wonderful Wacky Water Critters
  A detailed, illustrated guide to critters commonly found in Wisconsin's waterways. Written for young readers. Describes insects included in pond and river keys (see below).
  wav.wwwc.pdf  ( 601K) (GWQ023) (WT-513)

For more information about WAV, visit: http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav/

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