The Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules
The Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules is available for download.
The Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules is designed as an easy to use resource for getting actively involved in your local stream and, is part of the Stewardship Series. It will help you discover and monitor the health of your stream, undertake restoration projects, and includes information about:
- Streamkeeper Programs
- Project Modules for Streams
- Watershed Ecology
- Home Tips for Clean Streams
The following is a list of what is included in
each of the modules for streams.
* denotes inclusion in Streamkeeper Training
| MODULE 1 *
Introductory Stream Habitat Survey Walk a stream and map its features |
MODULE 2 *
Advanced Stream Habitat Survey Select a location and complete a detailed habitat assessment |
| MODULE 3 *
Water Quality Survey Collect a water sample and test it for purity |
MODULE 4 *
Stream Invertebrate Survey Collect and identify aquatic bugs to assess stream health |
| MODULE 5
Storm Drain Marking Paint a yellow fish beside storm drains to identify that they empty into local streams |
MODULE 6
Stream Clean Up Learn the do's and don'ts of cleaning up a stream |
| MODULE 7 *
Streamside Planting Select, propagate and plant native species |
MODULE 8
Streamside Fencing Design and build a fence to protect streamside vegetation |
| MODULE 9
Observe, Record and Report Guidelines for identifying and reporting unlawful activities |
MODULE 10
Community Awareness Educate your neighbours about their watershed |
| MODULE 11 *
Juvenile Fish Trapping and Identification Capture fish in a live trap and determine its species |
MODULE 12
Salmonid Spawner Survey Identify and count spawning salmonids |
| MODULE 13
Creel Survey Monitor sport fishing effort and catch |
MODULE 14
Stream Channel Improvement Assess sites, design and build a project |
The Streamkeepers Handbook and Modules is available through the Pacific
Streamkeepers Federation. If you would like a copy, please mail a cheque
for $30.00 to:
The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
720 Orwell Street
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V7J 2G3
If you wish to use MasterCard, please call
604-986-5059 (Vancouver area)
or 1-800-723-7753
The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
720 Orwell Street
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V7J 2G3
If you wish to use MasterCard, please call
604-986-5059 (Vancouver area)
or 1-800-723-7753
This page courtesy of
The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
June 15, 1997 Last update: October 04, 2005