Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:07:03 -0400 From: William Aldrich Reply-To: William Aldrich Subject: Fish Count Training! REMINDER! To: BBC Members and Friends Members and Friends of the Buckeye Brook Coalition, It is almost time to start the annual fish count, which runs from April 1 until about May 15! To participate, a short, 10 minute training session for (only) new volunteers is required at either of these times: Thursday, March 24, anytime between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26, anytime between 10:00 and 11 a.m. The training is done by Phil Edwards from the RI Department of Environmental Management. If you have done it before, you don't have to attend, but you must then contact Phil ( phillip.edwards@dem.ri.gov ) to obtain a waiver form, which all participants must sign. The training will be held at the Fish Count location. Park in the northwest corner (near the charity collection box) of the Knights of Columbus Parking lot, 475 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI. Proceed towards the brook if nobody is present at the parking area because training may be taking place. Training is either individual or is done in groups, depending on who is present at any given moment throughout the hour. It is easy and fun! The commitment once you are trained is only to show up once or twice per week on the appointed day (either some time before noon or sometime after noon, as requested on the schedule). You will watch for fish for 10 minutes, and jot down a few other observations. Once again, it is easy and it is fun, but it also provides very valuable data from year to year! Sincerely, Bill Aldrich Buckeye Brook Coalition