Get Certified

Once you have had a chance to let it all sink in and practice a few times, contact me or your regional coordinator to set up a certification session
Getting certified is easy - you just have to pass 2 simple tests AND they are open book!

The 1st test is on your ability to perform the VA SOS monitoring technique
selecting an appropriate riffle
approaching the site
positioning the net
rubbing the rocks and disturbing the substrate
sorting the critters and filling out the data sheet

The 2nd test is on your ability to identify the macroinvertebrates