As mentioned above, the teen group at SWCC would be a possible collaborator on a video project.
Also, do we want this to be just Vermont, or do we want to pursue having the video cover other Fanno subwatersheds - partner with other watershed groups (main stem along B-H Hwy, Woods which goes through Maplewood Nbhd, Ash Creek, etc.)? If that's the case, we could definitely break this idea off as a separate grant and have a Vermont-specific outreach grant as well. The more the merrier?
Another tool I encountered at a recent meeting was a large sorting sheet that helps with macroinvertebrate identification from leaf litter.
We would place the litter in multiple areas of the creek for several days-one week before the monitoring event, and then have groups (families, classrooms, etc.?) go through the litter and ID the macros they find.
Video collaboration
As mentioned above, the teen group at SWCC would be a possible collaborator on a video project.
Also, do we want this to be just Vermont, or do we want to pursue having the video cover other Fanno subwatersheds - partner with other watershed groups (main stem along B-H Hwy, Woods which goes through Maplewood Nbhd, Ash Creek, etc.)? If that's the case, we could definitely break this idea off as a separate grant and have a Vermont-specific outreach grant as well. The more the merrier?
Macroinvertebrate monitoring
Another tool I encountered at a recent meeting was a large sorting sheet that helps with macroinvertebrate identification from leaf litter.
We would place the litter in multiple areas of the creek for several days-one week before the monitoring event, and then have groups (families, classrooms, etc.?) go through the litter and ID the macros they find.