The RDKB Watershed Webinar Series is getting ready for their next event: Tuesday, June 22, 10-11:30 am. This time we are going to hear about the Benthic Invertebrates present in both BC and our Boundary water systems. Thank you to all of your for passing on the information to your groups, I know most have heard about these events from either local advertising or word of mouth. So thank you, and hopefully you will be able to join in on this opportunity.
Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CQVHkeyIQlOOuW8H7fsf-w
Webinar Title: Benthic invertebrates and monitoring in BC streams using CABIN, with a Boundary region focus
Webinar Description:
Ever wonder what bugs might be living in the stream channel or along the river shoreline? Join Stephanie Strachan, Environmental Monitoring Scientist, Federal ECCC, and Jolene Raggett, Aquatic Resource Biologist, Provincial ECCS, to learn more about aquatic invertebrates and benthic ecosystems. After a quick introduction to the world of aquatic invertebrates, they will talk about how different stream conditions affect these organisms and monitoring techniques based on the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) – including options for the newly interested.
Date: June 22, 2021. 10:00-11:30 am PT.
Webinar Speakers:
(1) Stephanie Strachan (Environmental Monitoring Scientist (Biological Assessment) @Environment and Climate Change Canada; Fresh Water Quality Monitoring – Pacific Athabasca Arctic Watershed)
(2) Jolene Raggett (Environmental Impact Assessment Biologist (Nelson) @Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Watershed Science and Adaptation)