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What is a healthy

stream?

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How do you How do you

give a give a stream a stream a checkup?

checkup?

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Stream Checkup Stream Checkup

Riffles Riffles

Pools Pools

Erosion Erosion

Buffer Zones Buffer Zones

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pool

riffle

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Buffer Zone Buffer Zone

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No Buffer Zone No Buffer Zone

Storm drain

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Erosion Erosion

Tree roots exposed because of erosion and flooding

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Stream Chemistry Stream Chemistry

pH pH

Oxygen Oxygen

Nitrogen Nitrogen

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To measure water

temperature, we use a thermometer.

Water

Temperature

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Water Clarity Water Clarity

To measure water clearness (also called To measure water clearness (also called turbidity), we use a transparency tube.

turbidity), we use a transparency tube.

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What is living in our stream?

What is living in our stream?

15 species or more = a healthy stream

15 species or more = a healthy stream

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Macroinvertebrates

Macroinvertebrates

SOME ARE SMALLER THAN THIS DOT .

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LARVAE ADULT

Stoneflies

Mayflies

Dragonflies This is called….

metamorphosis

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Poison Ivy and Ticks Poison Ivy and Ticks

Stay away from me!

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