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Survey for National Volunteer Monitoring Directory
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Monitoring program names:
| Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi |
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Affiliation, if you are part of a national, statewide, or regional network (e.g., Izaak Walton League, Texas Watch):
 | Contact Information |
| Name:Debra Veeder | Street:855 Pear Orchard Road Suite 500 |
| City: Ridgeland | State: Mississippi |
| Zip Code:39157 | Phone: 601 605-1790 |
| Email:dveeder@mswf.org | Web site1:mswildlife.org/AAS |
| Fax: 601 206-5705 | Web site2: |
Does your program serve as an "umbrella" organization for smaller monitoring groups? Yes
Number of Active volunteers (excluding school classes):35
For programs that work with schools: Teachers Number:0 Students Number:0
Approx. annual monitoring budget: $ Year monitoring began: 1994
Sources of funding or in-kind support
| X Federal Government | X State Government | Local Government |
| Foundations | Businesses | Memberships |
| X Donations | X Grass roots fundraising (events, solicitations, etc.) | Other: |
Does program have a written QA (quality assurance) plan?Yes Is it state-approved?Yes
EPA-approved? No |
Does program have monitoring-related publications you are willing to share with, or sell to, other groups?Yes
Counties in which you monitor:
Program description:
Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi has an extensive 3-day training workshop for volunteers, available statewide for all counties. We give LaMotte Chemistry kits to citizens who commit to monitor a stream for three years.
Environments monitored:
Land, River or Stream
Physical/chemical monitoring:
Dissolved Oxygen, Hydrocarbons, pH, Phosphorus, Rainfall, Salinity, Secchi transparency, Water temp.
Biological monitoring:
Habitat assessments, Macroinvertebrates
Exotic/Invasive Species:
Additional activities:
Debris cleanup, Debris monitoring, Land use surveys, Storm drain stenciling, Stream channel morphology
Restoration activities:
| Data Uses |
| Education | State government |
| Advocacy | State government |
| Research | |
| Community organizing | |
| Screen for problems | State government |
| Establish baseline conditions | State government |
| Nonpoint source assessment | State government |
| BMP evaluation | |
| Land use decisions | |
| Watershed planning | |
| Plan restoration projects | |
| Enforcement | |
| Legislation | |
| Shellfish bed closures | |
| Swimming advisories | |
| State 305(b) report | State government |
Other
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