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Adopt-a-Stream Watershed Education Program Stream Monitoring Kit Equipment for Biological Monitoring (Collecting & Identifying Stream Macroinvertebrates) 5 hand lenses 5 forceps 5 white plastic tubs 5 white plastic ice cube trays 10 plastic spoons 6 bug boxes (1-1/2” cube) 18 bug boxes (3/4” cube) 5 eye droppers 5 clear rulers 5 aquatic D-frame nets 4 small sieves 10 baby food jars 1 hand-held kick screen 70% alcohol (if preserving to take back to lab) Clipboards & pencils (one for each recorder at each station) Data Forms (laminated copy, plus forms for student use): Aquatic Invertebrate Identification Key Stream Quality Survey or Benthic Macroinvertebrate Survey form Equipment for Measuring Stream Channel Dimensions; Volume & Velocity) meter/yard stick measuring tape or ball of string stick calculator watch w/ second hand or digital watch Data form: Stream Channel Measurements, Volume, & Velocity Data Sheet Optional:soil auger for comparing wetland and upland soils Equipment for Water Chemistry Tests) 1 LaMotte test kits: dissolved oxygen, nitrate-N, phosphate, pH, turbidity 1 armored thermometer Optional test kits: copper, iron, bacteria Data form: Water Chemistry Report Form Safety Equipment for Water Chemistry Test Kit) plastic gloves plastic eye glasses plastic wash bottle (for eyes) first aid kit plastic bottle (to collect wastes from chemistry tests; pour down drain) References (Keep in plastic zip-loc bag when not in use)) Izaak Walton Save Our Streams Water Quality Indicators Key Chemistry test instructions Golden Guide to Pond Life

Last Update: 12November 2002
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