Conducting a dissolved oxygen test

Curtis Hartenstine of Colorado Watershed Assembly emceed the introduction of various state personnel and support staff. Expectations and goals of attendees and instructors were covered. River Watch was well represented by such folks as Chad Woodrow of the Roaring Fork Conservancy, which monitors 29 sites, and DOW volunteers Susan Mills and an associate who test eight sites on the Uncompahgre and 10 on the San Miguel. Trainees came from as far as Estes Valley schools and Kiowa to the east and the Upper Dolores at Rico to the south.

The Clean Water Act of 1972 and how it relates to Colorado's efforts to monitor water quality throughout the state was discussed.

Sorting aquatic bugs

Barb Horn of DOW, known as the Mother of River Watch, reminds everyone that the multitude of quantitative data generated by the various volunteers can be accessed on the Internet.

The Crane family of Hotchkiss makes fish name tags.

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