Darlington Outdoor Club to host CRBI Adopt-A-Stream workshop

If you have ever wondered about the health of a stream running through your neighborhood, a workshop sponsored by the Coosa River Basin Initiative and the Rome/Floyd  ECO River Education Center  Mar. 3 will give you the tools you need to answer that question.

In the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream workshop, participants will learn how to easily conduct chemical water monitoring on local streams and submit their data to Georgia’s Adopt-A-Stream database which helps track stream health across the state.

The three-hour workshop will be taught by River Education Center Director, Eric Lindberg, and hosted by the Darlington School Outdoor Club. It begins at 9 a.m. Participants will learn how to test water for temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen through hands-on activities at nearby creeks. These chemical indicators paint a general picture of stream health and can help identify some pollution problems.

After completing the training and passing a simple test, participants will be certified as Georgia Adopt-A-Stream citizen water monitors and can begin collecting data on a local stream near their home.

There is no charge to participate, but pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail Joe Cook at jcook@coosa.org or call CRBI at 706-232-2724. Lunch will be provided.

CRBI is a 501c3 non profit organization and member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. Its mission is to inform and empower citizens to protect, preserve and restore North America’s most biologically diverse river basin.

The Rome/Floyd ECO River Education Center, supported by Floyd County and the City of Rome, is a place for children and adults to learn about the environment in and around the Etowah, Coosa, and Oostanaula Rivers.

For more information, contact Joe Cook at 706-232-2724 or 
jcook@coosa.org.