Bug Hunt Events and Training
We need your eyes, hands, and boots on the ground! No prior experience is necessary but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. All volunteers must self-screen for covid symptoms. Children eight and older are welcome when accompanied by a PARTICIPATING adult; groups limited to four people.
Fall Bug Hunt
Sat. October 15, 2022 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
REGISTRATION CLOSES OCT. 1, 2022
Register for the Fall Bug Hunt
TEAM LEADER TRAINING
If you have attended a Bug Hunt or Stonefly Search or have some experience with benthic macroinvertebrate sampling, take the next step and become a Team Leader.
Team Leaders are provided with training and guidance and are asked to be available to lead a team during the spring and fall bug hunts and winter stonefly searches.
Currently, training is being offered in a hybrid format.
Part I – Virtual Training (recorded from March 29 training)
Part II – Field Training, waders required (we can supply) – Sat. Oct. 8 9am-12pm
Part II Field Training Registration
Identification Video – please review before field training
Veteran Team Leaders
Due to recent updates from the statewide monitoring agency, MiCorps, all Team Leaders must be recertified to lead a team starting October 2021. To recertify, view both videos below and attend field training.