Update: Black River Action Team's March 21st Bug Hunt Moved Online

Taking a close look at the aquatic life beneath the surface of the Black River and several streams, the Black River Action Team will use "river bugs" to learn more about the health of our waterways. Conducting a bioassessment of the streams and the river is usually a fun event open to the public and welcoming everyone to explore trays of macroinvertebrates.

In light of the "novel" coronavirus keeping folks away from public gatherings, the BRAT is taking a "novel" approach: Rather than a public event, this spring's inaugural "bug hung" will take place as an online video, featuring BRAT Director Kelly Stettner and son Armando working through several trays of bugs collected from four separate sites around the watershed. We'll meet several of the creatures up close and learn a bit about the overall health of the sites they came from.

BRAT wishes to thank the Mascoma Bank Donation Committee for their generous grant sponsoring this year's Bug Hunts. Discovery, science, adventure, and a few laughs are bound to ensue; stay tuned to Black River Action Team's Facebook page for more citizen science opportunities and the next chapter of Bug Hunting, as the program continues throughout 2020.

https://www.facebook.com/BlackRiverActionTeam/