Wild Watershed Broads of Southern Colorado • Entered by Fran Silva-Blayney on January 2, 2022
Water sampling
December 31, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1.5 |
| Activity Hours | 3 |
| Participants | 4 |
| Total Hours | 14.5 |
Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Stream/river sampled (2 )
Short Description of Activity
Water sampling at two sites along Fountain Creek.
Reflection/Evaluation
The objective is to collect water samples for the River Watch program. Yes, the goal was met.
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
1. Patience holding a BOD (biological on demand bottle) with a fixed sample for measuring dissolved oxygen in Fountain Creek.
2. Patience and Fran seined Fountain Creek to practice collecting macroinvertebrates. We found a caddis which you can see in the photo. It looks like a green worm.
3.The area of Fountain Creek where we conduct monthly water sampling.