The
City offers stream kits for loan to teachers and groups interested in
learning about stream ecology. There is no charge and each kit contains
equipment to measure temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and flow. An
illustrated, waterproof procedure manual is included.
The
City also offers a kit free of charge to survey the insects in a stream. The
kit includes Observascopes, kick nets, holding trays, forceps or tweezers, a
plastic bucket and an aquatic insect guide. Students can determine the water
quality of a stream by collecting and identifying the insects living there.
To check out kits, call the Environmental Resources Team at the Public Works Department.
