Kalamazoo River Guardians - FULL

Please note: This event is currently at capacity. Please sign up for the wait list and you'll be contacted if a space becomes available. Stay tuned, we'll have another River Guardians event in the Spring!

Are you looking for an opportunity to better understand your local watershed? Become a Kalamazoo River Guardian! Working with a team of experts, participants will help sample parts of the Kalamazoo River watershed and its local tributaries for macroinvertebrates (water bugs). Samples will be brought back to the lab to be identified under microscopes as a group. The data collected contributes to a statewide database used for valuable research and monitoring of water quality. No prior experience is required.

Fee: Free event, $5 optional pizza lunch
Audience: All Ages (children must have an adult in attendance)
Please park at the Comstock Township Parks & Rec Department building (5858 King Hwy, Kalamazoo, MI 49048)
Please register: https://naturecenter.org/events/riverguardians/

This event is recommended for those older than 8. If you have a younger person who you would like to bring, please connect with us and we can discuss ways in which they can participate safely and while having a fun experience. A chaperone is required to accompany participants younger than 14. Participants must have transportation to the sampling site and Heronwood Field Station (lab and lunch location).

You may also like the following events from Kalamazoo Nature Center:

• Next Wednesday, 1st October, 09:00 am, Bird Banding Up Close in Nazareth
• Next Thursday, 2nd October, 05:00 pm, Foraging Class in Kalamazoo
• Next Saturday, 4th October, 01:00 pm, Nutty for Nature Foraging Class in Nazareth