Macroinvertebrates are a great and simple way to test the water quality of any given stream, river, lake or other water body!
One easy way we can check the water quality of a stream we are interested in is to sample macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates, or aquatic insects, are either adult or larval insects that live in the stream. Some may bury in the streambed, some might hide under rocks, some might even skate across the water’s surface. Different macroinvertebrates have different tolerances to water pollution. Because of this we can use macroinvertebrate surveys to quickly check the water quality in a stream.
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The Plaster Creek Stewards is a group of Calvin College faculty, staff and students who work to improve the quality of the Plaster Creek Watershed. LGROW has partnered with the Plaster Creek Stewards on numerous projects to improve the water quality of Plaster Creek and the Grand River. Some of the recent projects include creating and implementing the Grand River Rainscaping Program: Treating Stormwater Naturally, which provide residential site assessements for homeowners to assess the suitability of green stormwater infrastructure for their properties, installing rain gardens, bioswales, and other stormwater management practices, and providing education to local schools on general watershed information and best management practices.
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Comparison of 1990 and 2020 Water Quality Data for the Grand River, Michigan
ASHTON, Jillian Marie1, WAMPLER, Peter J.2 and KNEESHAW, Tara1, (1)Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, (2)Fredrick Meijer Honors College, Grand Valley State University, 120 Niemeyer 4046 Calder Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
Written comments are being accepted until October 24, 2020, on a Response Activity Plan (ResAP) for Perimeter Monitoring in the North Kent Study Area that Wolverine World Wide (Wolverine) is required to conduct per the February 19, 2020, Consent Decree between the State of Michigan, Algoma and Plainfield Townships, and Wolverine. TUESDAY, October 6, 2020 Online Webinar Meeting 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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