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 general coliform / E. Coli bacteria.

Level 2 Modules. These are advanced 4-hour training modules. Offered in 2002 are:

• Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indexing
• Standing Waters Monitoring (Lakes, Ponds, and Wetlands)
• Soil Monitoring  
• Water Ecology
• Secondary Educators

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.  Checks should be made payable to IOWATER.

IOWATER Level 2 Workshops and Modules Registration Form

Level II Workshops (place check by workshop)  
Date                     Time                            Location                                                 

____May 4            8 am – 4:30 pm          Annett Nature Center, Indianola
____June 15         8 am – 4:30 pm          Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Sioux City
____June 29         8 am – 4:30 pm          Nahant Marsh Educational Field Station, Davenport
____August 17      8 am – 4:30 pm          Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Cedar Falls

 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Module (place check by workshop)  
Date                      Time                     Location                                                     

____July 13           8 am - 12 pm         Starrs Cave Nature Center, Burlington
____August 10      8 am – 12 pm         Springbrook Conservation Ed Center, Guthrie Center
____August 24      1 - 5 pm                 Bailey's Ford Park, Manchester
____August 31      1 - 5 pm                 Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Milford

Soil Module (place check by workshop)  
Date                    Time                  Location                                                          

____June 14         5 pm – 9 pm      Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Sioux City
____June 22         1 - 5 pm            Rathbun Regional Water Association, Centerville
____August 24      8 am - 12 pm    Bailey's Ford Park, Manchester

Standing Waters Module (place check by workshop)  
Date                     Time                     Location                                                 

____June 8           1 pm - 5 pm          Rock Creek Lake State Park, Kellogg
____June 22         8 am - 12 pm        Rathbun Regional Water Association, Centerville
____August 31      8 am - 12 pm        Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Milford

Water Ecology Module (place check by workshop)  
Date                          Time                    Location                                                 

____July 13                1 pm - 5 pm         Starrs Cave Nature Center, Burlington
____August 10           1 pm - 5 pm          Springbrook Conservation Ed Center, Guthrie Center
____September 21      1 pm - 5 pm         Fossil and Prairie Center, Rockford

Secondary Educators Module (place check by workshop)  
Date                          Time                        Location                                              

____June 28               5 pm - 9 pm             Nahant Marsh Educational Field Station, Davenport
____September 21      7:30 am- 12:30 pm   Fossil and Prairie Center, Rockford
____October 5            9am - 3 pm              Heartland AEA's Woodside Branch Office, Ankeny
                                                                (6900 NE 14th St., Suite 26)

Name: ____________________________ Organization: ________________________

 Address: ______________________________________________________________

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

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