Stream Monitoring Documents and Resources

• Macroinvertebrate and Habitat Stream Monitoring Procedures (pdf)

• 2026 version: Stream Equipment List/ Stream Macroinvertebrate Bibliography (pdf)

• 2026 version: Macroinvertebrate Datasheet – Order Level (pdf)

• 2026 version: Macroinvertebrate Datasheet – Family Level (pdf)

• 2026 version: Macroinvertebrate Excel Data Template-- Order Level (.xlsx)

• 2026 version: Macroinvertebrate Excel Data Template--Family Level (.xlsx)

• Macroinvertebrates of Michigan (pdf, 1 page front and back ID guide to use with volunteers)

• Guide to Entering Data on the MiCorps website (pdf)

• Stream Habitat Datasheet (pdf)

• Macro monitoring Permit Letter to provide to volunteer groups (pdf)
  
  

  Quality Assurance Project Plans (required to be a MiCorps-affiliated monitoring organization)

• August 2026 version: QAPP Guidance (.docx)-- This new guidance is required for any new or revised QAPP. This draft is near-final and usable, but small edits may yet be added through fall 2026.

• Approved QAPPs
  
  YouTube

• Trout Unlimited: New Zealand mudsnails and Didymo: a protocol for decontaminating the gear of wading anglers (Trout Unlimited)

• Stream Monitoring: How to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species Stream Monitoring (Huron River Watershed Council)