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• Stream Leaders Introduction:
  This is a general description of the water quality monitoring program for students, its goals and objectives, what’s expected from you as the participant, and what the watershed council contributes.
• Grade Level Content Expectations:
  Correlations to Stream Leaders Water Quality Monitoring Program Middle School and High School)
• Stream Leaders Costs:
  This shows you just how little you need to get involved in the program, and just how much you might already have on-hand.
• Stream Leaders Timetable:
  The timetable provides you with a simple means of knowing what you should be doing when to have a quality Stream Leaders program.
• Macomb County Public Works Presentation:
  This is a special opportunity for Macomb County schools. The Macomb County Public Works Office offers an award-winning Water and the Urban Environment presentation free to Macomb County schools. This is a great way to use your Stream Leaders data for a civic action project.
• Wader Safety:
  Anytime you get into the water there are precautions and guidelines to follow. This just outlines a few things to be especially aware of in an urban setting.
• Supplies Checklist
• Participation and Supply Form Spring 2010:
  This is the sheet you need to fill out and send to CRWC at least two weeks prior to your sampling date. If you don’t, you won’t be in the press releases that we send out.
• Participation and Supply Form Fall 2010:
  This is the sheet you need to fill out and send to CRWC at least two weeks prior to your sampling date. If you don’t, you won’t be in the press releases that we send out.

Data Forms & Sampling Instructions:

• Chemical Data Form:
  This is the GREEN chemical data form used to record chemical sampling results.
• Chemical Sampling Tips:
  Here you can find some helpful hints about chemical sampling as well as information about the different chemical charateristics sampled.
• Physical Data Form:
  This is the form used to record physical inventory observations.
• Physical & Macroinvertebrate Sampling Procedures:
  Here you can find the procedures for the physical inventory and macroinvertebrate sampling.
• Macroinvertebrate ID Form:
  This is the form used to record macroinvertebrate sampling information.
• Macroinvertebrate Sampling Tips:
  This document provides information about the different macroinvertebrates habitats and how to sample them.
• Common Macroinvertebrates of the Clinton River:
  This document provides information and identification pictures of the common macroinvertebrates in the Clinton River Watershed.

• Aquatic Insect Labels:
  Here you will find two pages of insect labels. Be sure and print them on a laser printer so they don’t bleed when you put them in alcohol.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Protocols:
  Here you can find the contact information for the watershed wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and their requirements for testing your samples.
• Wastewater Treatment Sample Submittal Form:
  This is the form you should use to submit water samples to a wastewater treatment plant for testing.
• Internet Links:
  Here are tons of materials and information available on the web. Here are a few we recommend that will help you with Stream Leaders or Science Olympiad.
• Aquatic Education Materials:
  This is an eight-page list of aquatic activity books, coloring books, comic books, story books and informational books along with their contact information.

Maps of the Clinton River Watershed:

• Clinton River Watershed Outline:
  This map shows the outline of the Clinton River Watershed.
• Clinton River Watershed Topographic:
  This map shows the elevation changes across the Clinton River Watershed.
• Clinton River Subwatersheds:
  This map organizes the watershed and its communities according to its primary tributary.