IOWATER Level 2 Workshops
Commitment and caring for our natural resource
. . . taken to the next Level!

 *You must have attended a Level 1 workshop to participate in Level 2 workshops or modules.  

Level 2 Workshops. This 8-hour training session will include monitoring design, introduction to Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP), restoration techniques, and data interpretation.  Additional parameters include chloride and fecal coliform / E. Coli bacteria.

Level 2 Modules. These are advanced 4-hour training modules. Offered in 2001 are:

• Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indexing
• Standing Waters Monitoring (Lakes, Ponds, and Wetlands)
• Soil Monitoring

Level 2 Certification.  An IOWATER Citizen Monitor will be certified as Level 2 trained upon completion of Level 2 workshop training and at least one Level 2 module. 

Workshop registration fee is $25 for Level 2 workshops and $10 for each of the modules. This covers all program fees, meals, and testing equipment. To register for any of these IOWATER workshops, please fill out and send in registration form found below. You will be sent confirmation, maps, and more information when paid registrations are received.

IOWATER Level 2 Workshops and Modules Registration Form

Level II Workshops (place check by workshop)

     Date                       Time                            Location                                                         

_____May 19             8 am – 4:30 pm            Springbrook State Park, Guthrie Center
_____June 7              8 am – 4:30 pm            Hotel Winneshiek, Decorah
_____August 11        8 am – 4:30 pm            University Hygienic Laboratory, Coralville
_____September 29 8 am – 4:30 pm            Scheman Building, Iowa State University, Ames

 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Module (place check by workshop)

     Date                       Time                Location                                                                     

_____May 23             5 pm – 9 pm    Des Moines Izaak Walton League, Des Moines
_____June 8              8 am – 12 pm  Nahant Marsh Nature Center, De Witt
_____July 7               8 am – 12 pm  North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City
_____August 2          8 am – 12 pm  Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville

Soil Module (place check by workshop)

     Date                       Time                Location                                                                     

_____June 13           5 pm – 9 pm     Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Cedar Falls
_____July 14            10 am – 3 pm   Neal Moeller Environmental Ed. Center, Denison
_____August 2         1 pm – 5 pm      Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville

Standing Waters Module (place check by workshop)

     Date                       Time                Location                                                                     

_____June 8               1 pm - 5 pm    Nahant Marsh Nature Center, De Witt
_____July 7                 1 pm - 5 pm    North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City
_____July 13               1 pm - 5 pm    Backbone State Park, Manchester
_____August 3          10 am – 3 pm   Lost Island Prairie Wetland Nature Center, Ruthven

Name: ____________________________ Organization: ________________________

 Address: ______________________________________________________________

                        Street or PO Box                              City                 State            Zip Code

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Make check out to Iowa DNR ($25 for Level 2 workshop and $10 for each Level 2 module)

Send To:        Rich Leopold – IOWATER
                        Iowa DNR – Wallace Office Bldg.
                        502 East 9^th Street
                        Des Moines, IA 50319