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Welcome to the August 2009 edition of the MiCorps Monitor! As always, this edition is full of updates and information on the activities and individuals of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps). Browse the articles below, or go directly to the full newsletter online.
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MiCorps Sampling Events Lure over
1,000 Participants in the Spring of 2009
Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling (or “bug” sampling) is the cornerstone of many volunteer stream monitoring programs, including MiCorps.
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2009 Stream Monitoring Training Event
This year's workshop on stream monitoring methods for MiCorps Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program grant recipients and other interested parties was held June 29.
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Focus on the
Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP)
Healthy ecosystems include a diversity of animal and plant species that are adapted to live together in harmony. Sometimes, however, an invasive species upsets this balance.
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Stream Monitoring with MiCorps Grantee, Huron Pines
Huron Pines, whose mission is to conserve the forest, lakes and streams of Northeast Michigan, has begun tapping into the growing momentum of volunteers as stream and habitat monitors.
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Volunteer Corner: An Interview with Gene Stagner
Gene Stagner, a relatively new volunteer with the Pine River / Van Etten Lake (PRVEL) Watershed Coalition, talks with the MiCorps team about his experiences thus far.
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MiCorps Updates
Read about a MiCorps volunteer making national news, and find out about upcoming funding opportunities through the EPA-led, interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative!
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Volunteer Monitoring Program Spotlights:
Alabama Water Watch & Wisconsin’s Citizen-Based Water Monitoring Network
We put the spotlight on two programs that have goals that are similar to MiCorps, but which take slightly different approaches.
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