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Streamwalk is designed to be used by lay people, people who are interested on learning more about their streams and rivers. It is anticipated that the data people collect will be used as a screening tool to focus attention on areas that might be of concern, and to help direct further evaluation by experts. EPA's goal is to collect enough good data so that agencies can make comparisons and evaluate trends, over time, for rivers or streams. The Idaho Water Resource Research Institute is endorsing Idaho Streamwalk through the sponsorship of EPA, Region 10. We feel the program has enormous potential for growth, serving both youth and adult audiences, as well as providing a useful tool to stat and federal agencies. Streamwalk's objectives are to: develop a screening tool to identify potential problem areas; provide a standardized data collection method so regional and trend comparisons can be made; focus experts' limited resources on suspected problem areas; encourage citizen commitment to protecting streams; educate people about the relationship between streams and watersheds.

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Title:
Idaho streamwalk: a stream monitoring tool for citizens
Authors:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1991-06
Description:
Streamwalk is designed to be used by lay people, people who are interested on learning more about their streams and rivers. It is anticipated that the data people collect will be used as a screening tool to focus attention on areas that might be of concern, and to help direct further evaluation by experts. EPA's goal is to collect enough good data so that agencies can make comparisons and evaluate trends, over time, for rivers or streams. The Idaho Water Resource Research Institute is endorsing Idaho Streamwalk through the sponsorship of EPA, Region 10. We feel the program has enormous potential for growth, serving both youth and adult audiences, as well as providing a useful tool to stat and federal agencies. Streamwalk's objectives are to: develop a screening tool to identify potential problem areas; provide a standardized data collection method so regional and trend comparisons can be made; focus experts' limited resources on suspected problem areas; encourage citizen commitment to protecting streams; educate people about the relationship between streams and watersheds.
Subjects:
Citizen participation Water quality Flow characteristics Substrates Riparian vegetation Macroinvertebrates
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
199109
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT
Date Digitized:
2017-09-14

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"Idaho streamwalk: a stream monitoring tool for citizens", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-199109.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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