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2021
- Spring 2021: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- Watershed Success Stories: Devil’s Backbone
- Earth Day 2021
- Fare Thee Well, John Ulmer!
- Flora Photo Page
- Fauna Photo Page
- Mark Your Calendars
2020
- Winter 2020: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- A Few Photos and Thoughts from the Heart
- Mark Your Calendars
- Fall 2020: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- 2020 Workshops
- Algae and Cyanobacteria in Indiana
- State’s Role in Keeping Health Hazards at Bay
- Beach Monitoring Update from IDEM
- Citizen Roles in Avoiding Health Hazards
- More Resources for Cyanobacteria and Related Topics
- Asian Clam Die-off Reported
- Summer 2020: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- Watershed Success Stories: Boyles Ditch
- IDEM COVID-19 Actions
- Ensuring Safe Drinking Water as Buildings Reopen
- How the Pandemic Affected Watershed Assessment and Planning at IDEM
- White River Mainstem Project
- Mark Your Calendars
- Photo Contest Highlights Agriculture and Conservation
- Indiana Water Summit to be Held in August
- Spring 2020: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- Watershed Success Stories: Buck Creek-Busseron Creek
- Dandelions
- Riverwatch Instructors’ Retreat and Meet
- Mark Your Calendars
- Riffles & Pools Staff Message
- Chloe Gard Shadows IDEM Assessment Staff
2019
- Winter 2019: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Greetings Riverwatchers!
- Watershed Success Stories: Bull Run/West Creek
- Riverwatch 2019 Workshop Recap
- Looking Back: 20 Years Ago
- White River Nonprofit Organizations Continue to Inspire
- Volunteer Monitors Rock Indiana Streams
- LEED Building Impresses with its Urban Know-How
- IDEM Biologists Enjoy Educating Hoosiers
- Mark Your Calendars
- Autumn 2019: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Watershed Success Stories: Big Walnut Creek
- Unplug to Recharge
- Signs of the Times
- Hitting the Water
- Summer Workshops
- Summer Camp Classes
- A Study in Blue
- Safety Training
- Mark Your Calendars
- Caring for People and Pets
- Summer 2019: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Watershed Success Stories: Lower Clifty Creek
- IDEM Welcomes 2019 Water Assessment Interns
- Hello and Goodbye
- Thank You, Water Stewards
- Hoosier Riverwatch Crossword Puzzle
- Hoosier Riverwatch Stream Sampling Kit Reminders
- Mark Your Calendars
- Spring 2019: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Watershed Success Stories: Flowers Creek
- The Hyporheic Zone: Where Surface and Ground Water Meet
- Riverwatch Instructor Retreat and Training Day
- Indiana Fish Consumption Advisory: New and Improved
- Dam Removal Slated in Harrison County
- Purple Paint Law
- IDEM Seeks Nominations for 2019 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence
- Spring Cleanups Help Reduce Nonpoint Source Impacts
- Project WET Adds Ground Water Episode
- Riverwatch Spring To-Do List
- Mark Your Calendars
2018
- Winter 2018: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Watershed Success Stories: Jenkins Ditch
- Riverwatch 2018 Workshop Recap
- Lake versus Stream Sampling
- Mark Your Calendars
- Autumn 2018: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Metcalf Ditch Success Story
- Workshop Pics
- What We Do: A Sampling of IDEM Water Monitoring Programs
- Water Safety Training
- Dragonfly Gems
- Fishy Find
- Mussel Reminder
- Summer 2018: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- New Instructors
- Handing Down a Legacy
- Pendleton Branch Success Story
- Photo Highlights
- Hints for Better Stream Sampling
- 2018 IDEM Interns
- Spring 2018: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Riverwatch Early Birds Brave Chilly Indiana Weather
- IDEM Adds Fifth Watershed Specialist to Serve Indiana
- Pigeon Creek Success Story
- Temperature Readings and Thermometer Use
- High School Team Receives Governor’s Award
- New Riverwatch Instructors Trained
- Why All the Numbers and Letters? 3-0-What? CWA Huh?
- Spring Riverwatch To Do List
2017
- Winter 2017: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Hoosier Riverwatch 2017 Recap
- Beetles in Our Streams
- Nonpoint Source Management Plan Survey Due December 6!
- The Value of a Volunteer Hour
- Tidbits and Trivia
- The Watershed Foundation’s First Snapshot Monitoring Day
- Recent Creek Outings
- Against the Current
- Autumn 2017: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Nitrate-Nitrite Test Strip Update
- Waterway Cleanup Manual Returning Soon
- Thanks and Farewell to Summer Interns
- Reporting Environmental Emergencies vs. Filing Complaints
- Health and Quality of Waterways Remain a Priority
- Inspired by Fossils
- Spotlight on “Living Fossils”
- 2017 Basic and Advanced Training Workshop Schedule
- Summer 2017: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- 60 Years of Fixed Station Water Quality Monitoring
- IDEM and Engaged Citizens Help Protect Water Resources
- Mr. Trash Wheel Uses Power of Nature to Pick Up Litter
- Volunteers Energize River Cleanups in Indiana
- Water Quality Changes in U.S. Rivers and Streams
- Protect Freshwater Mussels
- High Flow Conditions on Indiana Waterways
- Plan Ahead for 2018 River Rally
- Upcoming Events
- Lead Sampling Jobs Available!
- 2017 Basic Training Workshop Schedule
- Spring 2017: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Equipment Grants Through the Years
- Photographer Highlights
- Upcoming Workshops
- Our Valuable Volunteers!
2016
- Winter 2016: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- IDEM’s Watershed Specialists
- 2016 Workshop Recap
- New Nature Preserve
- Leave the Leaves
- Fall 2016: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- IDEM Celebrates 30 Years of Environmental Protection
- 2016 Workshop Recap
- Summer 2016: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Time Well Spent: Instructors Gain Additional Training During Late Winter “Recharge” Meetings
- Roots and Shoots: Where We Come From and Where We Are Heading
- Help Sought with Survey of Low Cost Water Monitoring
- Spring 2016: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Hoosier Riverwatch 2015 Recap
- Canoemobile Team Reaches Students and Families
- Database Tools: Visualizing Hoosier Riverwatch Data
- Latitudes and Longitudes: Getting Hoosier Riverwatch Back on the Map
2015
- July/August 2015: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Tell Me More…Harmful Algae Blooms in Indiana Waters
- Aloha to Chuck Bell as He Retires from IDEM’s Office of Water Quality
- Upgraded Hoosier Riverwatch Database Debuts Soon
- May/June 2015: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Earth Force-GM GREEN-Hoosier Riverwatch Partnership Serves Indiana Communities
- Pleased to Announce 10 Newly Qualified Instructors
- Newest Hoosier Riverwatch Volunteers
- Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy Holds Graduation Ceremony
- March/April 2015: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Key Upgrades in Store for Hoosier Riverwatch Database
- Hoosier Riverwatch’s Online Graphing Tools
- January/February 2015: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Celebrating the Class of 2004! We Couldn’t Do It Without You!!
- Changing Lives, Influencing People
- Latest Watershed Webinar at Purdue University Website Highlights IDEM’s External Data Framework
- Interesting Hoosier Riverwatch Statistics
2014
- November/December 2014: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Work Continues on OWQ’s External Data Framework
- 2015 Training Manual is Now Online
- Brown County Home School Lessons
- Bloomington Workshop Inspires
- NEEF Announces Algal Bloom Photo Contest Winners
- Wabash Valley Art Spaces Draws Attention to Local Waterways
- 319 Success Story: Jenkins Ditch, Indiana
- September/October 2014: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Start Planning for 2015 Equipment Apps
- Braving the August Heat
- September/October Brings Favorable Weather
- Indiana’s Blue Green Algae Efforts
- Other ‘World of Water Quality’ Interests
- August/September 2014 Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- 2015 Hoosier Riverwatch Equipment Applications
- Riverwatch 101 Training Workshops
- May/June 2014: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- May is American Wetlands Month
- Prepare for Monitoring Season
- March/April 2014: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Equipment Packages for Water Monitoring
- Earth Day School Presentations
- Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest
- U.S. Geological Survey - WaterAlert
- Macroinvertebrate Workshop
- January/February 2014: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- U.S. EPA Environmental Education Award Applications Now Open
- Dragonfly Pond Watch Project
- White County to Share GIS Data
- Indiana Photo Contest
2013
- November/December 2013: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Introducing the Office of Water Quality External Data Framework
- Foam in Streams?
- Asian Carp
- Water Calculators
- The Dangers of Unscooped Pet Waste
- Getting In Step: Engaging Stakeholders in Your Watershed
- September/October 2013: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Celebrate the White River this September/October
- You Can Get Your Students Outside…and Still Meet Your State Standards
- U.S. EPA Releases Guide and Online Module for Developing Effective Watershed Plans
- Project WET & Aquatic Project WILD
- Learn to be a Leader in Watershed Management
- July/August 2013: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- 2013 Riverwatch Equipment Applications
- Hoosier Riverwatch Special Topic Workshop: Macroinvertebrates
- Stream Team Academy Fact Sheet #17 - Life Cycles & Natural History of Aquatic Insects, Part 5 - The Beetles
- Special Topic Workshops
- May/June 2013: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Stream Team Academy Fact Sheet #16 - Life Cycles & Natural History of Aquatic Insects, Part 4 - The Caddisflies
- New Survey and Case Studies Focused on Partnerships and Volunteer Monitoring
- Recycle Tires
- January/February 2013: Riffles & Pools [PDF]
- Impact of Nutrient Pollution to Recreation
- Revamped Septic Website
- Stream Team Academy Fact Sheet #15 - Life Cycles & Natural History of Aquatic Insects, Part 3 - The Stoneflies
- BudBurst Data Help Determine Best Time to Sample Streams