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"We couldn't have done it
<br />without the monitoring
<br />plan, "commented Bob.
<br />Gene addec,y "fie wouldn
<br />have known:~Uhere to sta
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<br /> summer Gene noticed high phosphorus readings lot of confidence in our volunteers and ~..~ ~~, ~l I x
<br /> at one site, decided to do a visual survey of the using their data to pinpoint potential "I ~~ 3~ s~~~ ors
<br /> area, and found a pipe, whose original source is within the sub-watershed" expk;~~ii<<I lniy
<br /> a farm pond, as a possible contributor of the Trisko, Sauk River Watersli:,l I >~,~rict
<br /> phosphorus. The volunteer approached the Monitoring Coordinator. `;Sl~!,,;~, ~I, ,_,~~ve
<br /> landowner-neighbor to neighbor-to talk planned to use volunteers in tau :u~.~ f..; gcas,
<br /> about water quality and his interest in figuring the Rivers Council training pro`;.ui~ ~ ii~. ilie
<br />a out why the phosphorus was so high. opportunity and tools to outfln„ ~,~ ~r ~ ~,,,
<br />~ju~~s
<br /> At first, the farmer was curious and ,
<br />purpose and goals and to teari~ ~~ridi I~~~.~; u~iiels
<br />Z guarded until I explained that this was a volunteer who took charge from the sty ~ t
<br />w
<br />program trying to understand the water quality. I
<br />"We couldn~` i~~ ~ 4„~ ~ ~ i! r, i r l ~ ~a i i - , 6~e
<br />w explained it wasn't anything regulatory and we monitoring plan,"~~',~~uiiuci~t<<l l'~~;~~ (,~iLe
<br /> weren't trying to point fingers. We just wanted to added, "We would ~ ~ ' ~ «; I,.n~ ,. ~, ~ti 1:c~~ _ <<, „s~i ''
<br />g
<br />m understand what the source of phosphorus may
<br /> be and see if there was anything that might make _ _~
<br /> it better," Gene explained. The land-owner was
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<br />no~ying if the ph~~t~l~<~ is did
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<br />- Upcorning Training Dates-
<br /> Stearns ~ ~ ~ u n < < , ; i l
<br />and Water (
<br />'~ ~ ~ i ~ i„~ ~ ~~ January 6, 2005 -Grand Forks
<br />ND
<br />t Distri. i ~u~l . , i ~ ~~,atet idea of •:: h:,~ a ~. ~~ ~~, ,
<br />January 8, 2005 - St. Cloud
<br />MN
<br />~~ menr>,, i~u~,_,,,i~_ ~,~,~~ible. ,
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<br />t1 ~'~an iii I'l~irc f~~~ Negri S~~ ~s
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<br />! Many organizations are collecting citizen
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<br />d
<br /> ata on streams and rivers-analyzing this
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<br />' j data and reporting results is a challenging
<br /> I L~~ ti.,ii~:i;i• ~ `.,.,~~~,.I~ ;I !)i~ui~ (,r,nii ~ ,~ ~ ~ task. Aone-day interactive workshop will
<br />- ~~r~r,~~(~ ,u~i~~~i~. c~~ni,~~~n~ni, a inn.~~_ .~ I «~I~-
<br />~ ~ provide skills to help participants learn how
<br /> n li:f~ 1 ~1`f :! ,:I I-~~~ (~1, ~~,;Ai_I,II11.
<br />V~i' ~1.'. `,? ~,
<br />to access, manage, analyze and interpret
<br /> available data. Participants will work
<br /> ;I through a case study of a watershed to
<br /> I understand how to use citizen volunteer
<br /> ~ data (in conjunction with data From other
<br /> sources} to assess and report on watershed
<br /> conditions.
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<br />Space is limited for both training
<br />_ ~ ~ ~~ dates. For more. information on
<br /> „~.z~ `' ~,:_: the trainings please email Rivers
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<br />j,~-, ~ ounc at nversC~rtversmn.org or
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<br />''~ ~~ ~~ call 320-259-6800.
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