Saturday, May 18th, 1 PM to
3 PM – Community Day at 3-hole Golf Course near the tennis courts
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Sunday, May 19th, 1 PM to 3 PM - at the Greasers Run “Power Station” (click for map)
There are plenty of hands-on activities in and out of the water. All ages are welcome. No experience is required — you'll learn as you participate. And, really, it’s FUN.
Kicknetting is cancelled automatically in case of rain. Rain dates will be announced as required.
All About Kicknetting
WHAT Kicknetting is a water quality monitoring activity. We use a small mesh screen to capture macroinvertebrates from the stream. Then we identify and count the critters we have netted. The macroinvertebrates, affectionately referred to as “creek critters”, are predominantly the pre-adult, aquatic life phase of flying insects, though some are strictly aquatic.
WHY Biologists have studied macro-invertebrates and determined that some are more sensitive to water pollution than others. We identify the macroinvertebrates that we net and categorize them accordingly: sensitive, somewhat sensitive, and tolerant. The number and type of macroinvertebrates netted is a good indicator of water quality.
