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Monitoring Matters is a quarterly newsletter that provides you with the opportunity to tell your side of the volunteer watershed monitoring story to groups and individuals from outside your watershed. Share your experiences from the field, the laboratory or the meeting room. Monitoring Matters is a tool to keep groups involved in citizen-based monitoring informed of the latest issues, developments, opportunities and events affecting volunteer monitors in Pennsylvania. Please complete the form below if you're interested in submitting an article for Monitoring Matters.

 

12/15/06
Monitoring Matters December 2006

Quantity Side of Riparian Buffers, CREP Monitoring by DEP, Another Successful Monitoring Season Closes, POWR Shows Another Successful Year for Volunteer Monitors, Streambank Fencing in the Mill Creek Watershed, Bulletin Board and Grant Opportunities.

7/17/06
Monitoring Matters July 2006 - page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 8
Walnut Creek Watershed Initiative, Birminghan Environmental Stream Team, Seechi Dip-In, Keep Monitoring! National Monitoring Conference A Success, Bulletin Board & Grant Opportunities, MWA Winning Battle Against AMD, GVA Shows Success through Longevity.

3/15/06
Monitoring Matters March 2006 - page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7, page 8, volunteer monitoring insert
An Introduction to Wetlands.  Can You Hear Me Now?  Watershed Snapshot 2006.  Why Monitor Wetlands?  Wetlands Functions:  Hydrology and Water Control.  Bulletin Board and Grant Opportunities.  Watershed Monitoring with Organge Water.

12/23/05
Monitoring Matters December 2005

Invasive Species - Coming to Your Home Town.  Utilizing Volunteers.  Data and
Knowledge Exchanged in 2005.  PA Watersheds Data System.  Where to Begin with Invasives Control.  Bulletin Board and Grant Opportunities.  Partners Against Weeds.  Controlling Purple Loosestrife.  Additional Resources.

9/30/05
Monitoring Matters September 2005

It’s a Pond....It’s a Reservoir....It’s a LAKE! Stephen Foster Lake and Mill Creek, Volunteer Monitoring in the Mid-Atlantic, One Phase Closer to PA Watersheds Data System, The Pennsylvania Lake Management Society: Celebrating PA Lakes, Bulletin Board and Grant Opportunities, Biological
Components of a Lake Assessment, Volunteer Monitoring at Lake Meade

6/30/2005
Monitoring Matters June 2005

The Importance of Assessment in Natural Stream Channel Design Projects. The Pennterra Project Monitoring Program. Steps to Consider in Natural Stream Channel Design Monitoring. Volunteer Data to Action. Restoration of Big Bear Creek, Lycoming, PA. Bulletin Board and Grant Opportunities. York Chapter 67 IWLA, Stream Restoration Monitoring. Catch and Keep!

2/15/2005
Monitoring Matters February 2005

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters; Students are Inspired to Save a Stream, CRC Monitoring Program Supports Watershed Partnership for Chester Creek, Shermans Creek: Preparation for the Portrait of a Watershed, Watershed Snapshot 2005, Using Volunteer Data for Stream Classification Upgrades, Oil Spill Volunteer Monitoring Initiative Triggered by Athos I Oil Spill, Bulletin Board, Grant Opportunities

12/15/2004
Monitoring Matters December 2004

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Herpetological Monitoring, Macroinvertebrate Monitoring, PA’s Overabundant Deer Challenge, Fish Surveys and Stream Health, Volunteers Participate in CVMP Monitoring Projects, Volunteer Database Finally on the Way!, Why Monitor Birds?, Bulletin Board, Grant Opportunities

7/15/2004
Monitoring Matters July 2004

Articles in this Issue of Moniroting Matters: Origins of Abandoned Mine Drainage. Diverse Membership Leads to Increased Volunteerism. New Developments at POWR. Procedural Changes Affect CVMP Activities. Group Pours Molasses on Acid Mine Drainage. Bulletin Board. Guide for Stream Rehabilitation. In the News.

1/31/2004
Monitoring Matters January 2004

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Riparian Buffers: The Link Between Land and Water. Volunteer Monitors Help Grow Healthy Buffers. A Monitoring Resolution. Volunteers Needed for Educating Private Well Owners. Riparian Forest Buffers. Bulletin Board. Technical Tips: Photo Monitoring. In the News.

10/15/2003
Monitoring Matters October 2003

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Connecting Kids to Creeks. Watershed Education Makes A Splash! World Water Monitoring Day. Coming Soon: Organizational Development
Workshops for Watershed Groups. Watershed Education at Wilmington Area High School. Bulletin Board. For a Unique Hands-On Environmental Educational Opportunity –
Just add ORANGE Water! In the News.

7/10/2003
Monitoring Matters July 2003

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Monitoring Bacteria: The Basics. Bacterial Sampling is Key to Creek Clean-up. Potential Use of Volunteer Data for the 305(b)/303(d) Report. Watersheds Connecting Communities. The CVMP Bacteria Monitoring Project. Pennsylvania Lake Management Society 14th Annual Conference. Bulletin Board. Technical Tips for Bacteria Monitoring. In the News.

4/15/2003
Monitoring Matters April 2003

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: PA’s Third Statewide Summit for Volunteer Watershed Monitors is Great Success! Statewide Volunteer Monitoring Data System: STORET Pilot Project. Watershed Snapshot 2003. 2003 Pennsylvania State Envirothon. Take a Walk in Your Watershed. Pennsylvania’s Third Statewide Summit for Volunteer Watershed Monitors. Bulletin Board. Around the Keystone Watershed Monitoring Network River Regions.

1/1/2003
Monitoring Matters January 2003

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Volunteers. Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Water Chemistry Monitoring Programs. Volunteer Monitoring in 2002 – A Look Back. Dam Removal Monitoring in PA. Debugging Macroinvertebrate Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Technical Tips: Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Chemistry Monitoring. Around the Keystone Watershed Monitoring Network River Regions.

10/1/2002
Monitoring Matters October 2002

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters; A Watershed Assessment of the Quittapahilla. Riparian Buffer Monitoring. Diverse Monitoring - What Is It? Monitors, Save this Date – February 21 & 22, 2003!! The Louisiana Waterthrush: Pennsylvania’s Perfect Bio-indicator of Stream Quality. BULLETIN BOARD. Technical Tips: Macroinvertebrate Collecting. Around the Keystone Watershed Monitoring Network River Regions.

7/1/2002
Monitoring Matters July 2002

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: The Equipment Dilemma. Go With the Flow. Take a Secchi Dip-In This Summer! Lake Monitoring Equipment. Hold the Date: October 18, 2002 National Water Monitoring Day. Integrating GPS and GIS Into Your Watershed Monitoring Program. BULLETIN BOARD. Technical Tips: Watershed Monitoring Equipment Contacts. Around the Keystone Watershed Monitoring Network River Regions.

4/1/2002
Monitoring Matters April 2002

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Biodiversity: What it means to Pennsylvania. Streamside Salamander Sampling in State Monitoring Programs: A Pilot Project and a Call for Volunteers. Watershed Snapshot 2002. Watershed Data Information Needed. Next to the Stream: A Kiski Basin Initiative Within Riparian Areas. Bulletin Board. Technical Tips: How you can help preserve biodiversity in Pennsylvania. Around the Keystone Watershed Network Monitoring Regions. Save the Date: Third Statewide Volunteer Monitoring Summit. 2002 Pennsylvania State Envirothon.

1/1/2002
Monitoring Matters January 2002

Articles in this issue of Monitoring Matters: Training: It Truly Matters. A Volunteer’s Perspective
on Training. Planning for Success. Volunteer Monitoring Website. Watershed Training and Education Opportunities. Bulletin Board. Technical Tips: Assistance for Volunteer Monitors. Around the Keystone Watershed Network Monitoring Regions. Order Equipment at a Reduced Rate.

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