1st Annual Fall Dardenne Creek Monitoring Day

Spring & Fall Dardenne Days

Greenway Network, Stream Team 463, sponsors Dardenne Day in the Spring and in Fall as part of the World Wide Monitoring Day Event-see http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/ . 

Through the years this program has provided an opportunity for local teachers, their students and Stream Team Volunteers to share their excitement for clean water by obtaining grab samples from over twenty sites along the 27 mile watershed.  The samples are tested to determine dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates, pH, turbidity, temperature and conductivity and a special team of local biologists will test for E. coli bacteria.  The data gathered provides an excellent snapshot of the water quality of this stream.  All information is shared with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Water Protection Program.

The site headquarters is located at Francis Howell High School.  All those who participate bring their water data and a fresh, sterile, iced sample of Dardenne Creek water to the Francis Howell bacteriology lab. Greenway Network provids trained biologists to test for the bacteria.

All monitor volunteers practice the best protocol as possible to preserve the integrity of all data collected.  To help eliminate errors in collecting protocol, Greenway Network, Inc. asks that volunteer site leaders have Missouri Stream Team Monitoring training.

Lunch is available at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Francis Howell.  All participants enjoy a free  lunch courtesy of the Greenway Network, Inc.

We want to thank the following volunteers:  Wayne Davis,  Scott Johnston, Joan Twillman, John McGuirk, Leslie Limberg, Priscilla Stotts, Larry Ruff, Jessica Rowe, Kim Garbs, Gerry Boehm, Darlene Haun and Jim Burris—all members of Greenway Network.

Also volunteering were Stephanie Venker, Mary Meirkowski, Holly Currier, Trish Baker, and Dennis Mraz.

A special thanks go to the many students who get up very early on Sunday morning and do an outstanding job assisting us.