About this Event
Join Aire Rivers Trust for a riverfly sampling taster session as part of our Lottery -funded Roots in the River Project.
The evening will introduce the volunteer-based riverfly counting method that uses eight groups of river bugs to assess the effects of pollution within a river.
Participants will take part in supervised practical, in river, sample collection and the bug counting process needed to assess river health. For volunteers intrested becoming fully training riverfly monitors a full training course and a sample site can be aranged by the Aire Rivers Trust citizen sciecne co-ordinator.
More information about our volunteer riverfly monitoring project can be found via the following link Riverfly - Aire Rivers Trust
For participants interested in becoming regular riverfly monitors, it is recommended that they attend a minimum of 2-3 taster evenings to help them build their riverfly identification skills. With a view to preparing you for the formal Riverfly Partnership training day in June. More dates in this training series can be found in this events collection: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/life-in-the-leeds-becks-riverfly-sampling-program-4388533?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=odclsxcollection
Event Joining Instructions
Meet: Holme Mill Lane, Keigheley https://maps.app.goo.gl/2pCePbQJfBaXNtSu9
Parking: On street parking is available on Holme Mill Lane. Please park with consideration for the local residents.
Personal Equipment Needed: Wellington boots (contact sam with your shoe size, if you need to borrow a pair), Warm waterproof clothing, any Medic*tion need to stay healthy.
For more information, contact [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Guardhouse Community Woodland, Holme Mill Lane, Keighley, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
