Join TLGV Rangers Emma, Cassidy and Jean to learn about the Stream Riffle Bioassessment by Volunteer (RBV) Program and how you can play a vital role in the water quality of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.

RBV sampling is a citizen science program TLGV has coordinated in the Heritage Corridor since 2006. With the help of our volunteers, we have provided the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) with valuable data on the water quality of our streams by searching for and cataloging aquatic macroinvertebrates. If the macroinvertebrates that are most sensitive to poor water quality are living in our streams, their presence indicates our streams are clean. Since 2006, the data TLGV’s volunteers have collected has directly affected the work CT DEEP has done and the proof is the increasing number of those “most wanted” macroinvertebrates found across The Last Green Valley.

You can learn more about efforts across the state here: https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=9265f117579546678b70ff9dbd6d0854

To participate in the RBV program you must attend one of the two training sessions being offered by TLGV from 9 am to 1 pm on either Oct. 18 or 19. Locations are TBD. Training includes classroom time and time at a stream collecting samples.

To register email Ranger Emma at Emma@tlgv.org.

After training, TLGV will work with volunteers to establish locations and timing for volunteers to do stream sampling.

The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor is the last stretch of dark night sky in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington, D.C. The Last Green Valley, Inc. is a member-supported, non-profit organization working for you in the National Heritage Corridor. Together we can care for, enjoy and pass on The Last Green Valley!