Hoosier Riverwatch - Riffles & Pools, Autumn 2019

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Sugar Creek Photo
 

Sugar Creek (seen here in Montgomery County) is a lovely canoe venue. Home to some of the world’s best crinoid fossils, as well as relic boreal forest trees in deep sandstone ravines, it is a great way to beat the summer heat. If memory serves correctly, it offers great autumn and early winter canoeing as well; whether using a commercial livery or your own craft.

 

Greetings Riverwatchers!

2019 has proven to be a busy but good summer so far. We hope it has been just as enjoyable and/or productive for all of you as well.

Nineteen of our trained and enthusiastic instructors have taught 16 workshops in 11 counties to date. The numbers that are most telling, however, are that 131 participants from 33 different counties, one other state, and all walks of life have attended these trainings. These people are now better informed about a) watershed connections, b) impacts we as individuals, families, and communities can have on water quality both locally and downstream, and c) how to get involved in water quality monitoring and reporting in their area.  

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Unplug to Recharge

If humans came with an instruction manual, I am certain it would contain this important warning for the proper care of your biological model: needs to be unplugged in order to be recharged.

Such inspirational people as John Muir and Henry David Thoreau knew the importance of disengaging from the constructed world in order to reconnect with the natural one. Doing so keeps us actively in touch with moments and things that are awe-inspiring and breathtakingly beautiful. This is not only good for our psyche, it can be had for free since it is as close as your own backyard.

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2019 Summer Camp Classes

Retired chemist and Indianapolis resident Aster Bekele has long been engaged in working with inner city youth. She teaches them how to not only grow their own food, but to cook and eat it, or to market and sell it. Over several years, her property on the near northeast side of Indianapolis known as the Felege Hiywot Center and farm has hosted summer camps. These continue to grow and evolve, bringing ever more diverse exposure to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to camp participants.

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Upcoming Workshops

A Hoosier Riverwatch Basic Training Workshop will introduce you to hands-on water quality monitoring methods. You will learn about aquatic habitats and chemical and biological assessment techniques. Sessions are held both in a classroom and outdoors. All interested persons age 18 and over are welcome to attend. Once trained, certified educators are qualified to teach these methods and topics to their students.

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