Volunteers who have successfully completed the Level 1 workshop and submitted both Visual Survey and Water Chemistry data are eligible to attend a Level 2 workshop.  The Level 2 workshop is a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Workshop in a laboratory setting. 

  1. Attending a Level 2 workshop allows the volunteer to: 
  2. Check their chemical monitoring equipment to ensure it is functioning properly,
  3. Improve their chemical monitoring techniques, and
  4. Improve their ability to correctly identify macroinvertebrates by obtaining assistance identifying unknown invertebrates from their streams and confirming identification of invertebrates in their reference collection.

These workshops are usually offered during the winter of each year (January – March).

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Schedule and Registration Info

2010 VWQM Level 2 Schedule

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Printable Registration Form

The entire workshop will be held indoors. The morning will be spent analyzing water samples using the chemical equipment you were issued after your Level 1 class, SO BE SURE TO BRING ALL YOUR CHEMICAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT and ensure your pH meter is properly hydrated just before you attend. The afternoon will be spent improving your aquatic invertebrate identification skills. A short evaluation will follow to help establish baseline information on the accuracy of volunteer biological data.  Due to the high demand and limited space for these classes, individuals under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by a sponsoring adult in order to attend.

Class size will be limited and is filled on a first come first serve basis.

If you are interested in attending the Level 2 workshop, please print out and complete the Registration Form and return it to:

Priscilla Stotts
Water Protection Program
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

or

Register Online and you will receive a confirmation letter that contains detailed information about class locations and times approximately 2 weeks before the workshop.  If you attended an Intro workshop in the past and would like to refresh yourself with water quality monitoring procedures, please feel free to register and attend.  However, please understand, first priority will be given to those individuals attending the Intro workshop for the first time.

Questions?
Email Pricilla Stotts at: Priscilla.Stotts@dnr.mo.gov or
Call Stream Team Voice Mail: 1-800-781-1989