Training Session 2012: April 21 at Idlewild Park

Delightful discovery of fossilized sand dollars
in the Calico Mountains (photograph by Brian Beffort)

Become a citizen scientist! Join Friends of Nevada Wilderness at Idlewild Park on April 21 to learn how to use the equipment in Spring Monitoring Kits and fill out the forms. After that, you will be ready to start planning your own trip out to the Black Rock-High Rock National Conservation. Perfect for individuals, families, and small groups, these trips are customized by you, on your schedule.
Please contact Brian@NevadaWilderness.org for information and to RSVP.

Spring Speak: Riparian

Riparian: on or relating to the banks of a natural course of water

Over Four Dozen Springs Monitored in 2011!

 And only 9,452 left!

Spring Speak: Benthic

Benthic: relating to or ocurring on the bottom under a body of water

Benthos: organism living at the bottom of a body of water

Spring Speak: Level I Spring Survey

Level I Spring Survey: locate and characterize spring based on its abiotic and biotic features, including ecological potential and management issues

Spring Speak: Stream vs Spring

Stream: Discharge, temperature, and chemistry is highly variable; strong hydraulic processes

Spring: Fairly static temperature, chemistry, and discharge, with weak hydraulic processes

Black Rock Rendezvous Spring Monitor Training

Volunteers headed out during the Black Rock Rendezvous for spring monitor training. The eight volunteers gathered data from three springs in the Black Rock NCA.

Taking the picture from the head of the spring (photo by
Brian Beffort)

Learning the equipment (Brian Beffort)

Taking GPS points (Brian Beffort)

Dissecting a discovery with Nevada Outdoor School (Brian Beffort)