The Piedmont Master Gardeners are hosting a climate awareness/environmental sustainability education event at the Paramount Theater on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, with two great speakers: Dennis Dimick, a former National Geographic picture/environment editor for over 37 years and Jeremy S. Hoffman, PH.D. a climate and earth scientist from Science Museum of Virginia. Please join us [...]
*Class full! Please stay tuned for more trainings coming soon!* This training is the first step to becoming a benthic volunteer with RCA. The training will cover the fundamentals of stream biological sampling – catching and identifying aquatic invertebrates for the purpose of evaluating water quality and stream health. No previous experience is needed. [...]
Advanced benthic monitor training is designed for current benthic volunteers who participate in real field samples and/or do regular lab identification. The aim is to further those ID skills, refine some family characteristics, and cover any topics volunteers need additional help with. The training workshop is free, but class size is limited. To reserve a [...]