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125 East Erie St. |
| Painesville OH 44077 | |
| Phone: (440)350-2730 Fax: (440)350-2601 | |
| soil@lakecountyohio.org |
Watershed Watch
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Twice each year, students from across the county find themselves with wet feet and hands. These classes are a part of Watershed Watch, a stream monitoring program. Small groups of students work with Lake County SWCD employees to collect a macroinvertebrate sample. The macroinvertebrates are aquatic animals (mostly insects) that can be useful in indicating the general health of a river and its upstream tributaries. Many of the classes also take chemical measurements of river conditions. Local schools and Lake County SWCD have been providing this hands-on science experience since 1991, and their results are recorded as part of the official data for Ohio's Scenic Rivers program. Please contact the office if you are interested in getting your school involved in Watershed Watch |
Fall 2007 results:
| Lake Academy CH4.9 | Grant Elementary CH4.9 | Peaceful Children Montessori CH12.7 |
| St. Mary's Painesville GR6.2 | LaMuth Middle School PC0.1 | Andrews-Osborne School PC0.1 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy PC0.1 | Harvey High School GR22.4 | Perry High School GR22.4 |
Our monitoring sites:
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Grand River Watershed Watch stations
GR 6.2: Kiwanis Recreation Park GR 9.4: Helen Hazen Wyman Metropark BC 0.1: Helen Hazen Wyman Metropark KC 0.1: Helen Hazen Wyman Metropark GR 14.2: Indian Point Metropark PC 0.1: Indian Point Metropark GR 22.4: Hidden Valley Metropark |
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Chagrin River Watershed Watch stations:
CH 4.9: Daniels Park CH 12.7: Old River Farm Park, North Chagrin Reservation EB 5.0: Kirtland Hills Service Yard EB 6.1: St Huber's Church Pierson's Creek |