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Rose Park Macroinvertebrate Sampling


D. Chris Harbison and Rose Park students identify bugs found in the Jordan River.

WEST Fellow Chris Harbison and Rose Park students identify bugs found in the Jordan River.

F. Chris Harbison helps a Rose Park student identify a bug on the aquatic bug chart.

WEST Fellow Chris Harbison helps a Rose Park student identify a bug on the aquatic bug chart.

G. Jenny Esker and Lis Cohen instruct Rose Park students on how to make scientific drawings of the bugs.

WEST Fellows Jenny Esker and Lis Cohen instruct Rose Park students on how to make scientific drawings of the bugs.

A. Kevin Uno and students from Rose Park Elementary discuss water quality at the Jordan River.

WEST fellow Kevin Uno and students from Rose Park Elementary discuss water quality on a field trip to the Jordan River. The students sampled macroinvertebrates in the water, identified them using a key, and then determined relative levels of contaminants based on the tolerance levels of the species they identified. KSL provided news coverage at the event.

C. Naomi Levin and Chris Harbison assist students in finding and sorting bugs from the Jordan River.

Naomi Levin and Chris Harbison assist students in finding and sorting bugs from the Jordan River.

B. Winston Seiler and Rose Park students get an initial look at the collected bugs.

WEST Fellow Winston Seiler and Rose Park students get an initial look at the collected bugs.