Re: NANFA-- Water and Fish Monitoring

John B (bongi_at_cox-internet.com)
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:36:35 -0500

that link needs correction. http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/

Irate Mormon wrote:

>Hey, have you settled on a date for this year? Same place??
>
>On 13 Aug 2003 at 18:50, Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS wrote:
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>>World Water Monitoring Day is an international effort for educating
>>the public on impacts to aquatic ecosystems and for establishing a
>>global database on a few easily-measured water quality parameters. It
>>a worthwhile effort in which all of us can be involved. Last year,
>>several NANFA members did just that - joining more than 3500
>>volunteers across the country in the first year of this program. It
>>would be great if we could improve our participatiuon as a group.
>>
>>Read about WWMD here: http://www.watermonitoringday.org/
>>and think about getting involved. Its a great excuse for friends,
>>families, school groups, scouts, etc. to experience, and benefit, the
>>waters of the world.
>>
>>You can register as a volunteer in just s few minutes and can register
>>your site by pointing and clicking on a map or by entering GPS
>>coordinates. I just did.
>>
>>Think about a lake, stream, bay, or wetland that you really care about
>>(or are curious about). Plan a fish collecting trip there for
>>sometime during the period 18 Sep - 18 Oct. Register yourself as a
>>volunteer and list your organization as NANFA. Register the site(s)
>>you want to sample (when you do this, have an e-photo in a readily
>>found file so you can upload a picture of your site that will be
>>displayed next to your map). Order a water quality testing kit or
>>just make one up yourself: aquarium thermometer, pH kit, a home-made
>>Secchi disc (you can find instructions on how to make one on the
>>Internet). Get your collecting gear and your friends together -- and
>>take this opportnity to participate in a global environmental effort.
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>
>Prost,
>
>Martin
>--
>The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But
>this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he
>would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think
>my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This
>was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down
>and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people.
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