Training Opportunities

MiCorps Volunteer Lake Monitoring Training Workshops

Training for lake monitoring is provided each year at the Michigan Lake and Stream Associations Annual Conference. The 2010 training was held April 30-May 1 in Lansing, Michigan. Please contact Paul Steen for more information.

The 2010 lake monitoring training materials are available below:

•  Introduction to Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP)                (PDF - 424 KB)
•  Secchi Disk and Phosphorus Monitoring (PDF - 1.6 MB)
•  Chlorophyll Monitoring (PDF - 1.7 MB)
•  Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring (PDF - 3.7 MB)
•  Exotic Plant Identification (PDF - 2.1 MB)
•  Data Exchange Training (PDF - 2.5 MB)

MiCorps Stream Monitoring Training Workshops

Each year in June, MiCorps holds a training workshop for volunteer stream monitoring grant recipients. If space permits, the training may be opened up to other interested participants.

The 2010 workshop on stream monitoring methods was held on June 21st at the Devries Nature Conservancy in Owosso, MI. Contact Paul Steen, psteen@hrwc.org, 734-769-5123, for more information.

The 2010 volunteer stream monitoring training materials are available below:

•   Introduction to MiCorps and Admin Training (PDF - 459 KB)
•   Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring (PDF - 3.5 MB)
•   MiCorps Data Exchange (MDE) Network (PDF - 1.8 MB)
•   Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) (PDF - 198 KB)
•   The Power of Volunteers, Evaluations, and Events (PDF - 1.6 MB)