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Stewardship NewsVSN Annual Meeting Saturday June 28!Kickapoo Visions - VSN newsletterSpring 2008 (pdf) - new - coming soon! Visions Archives: Fall 2007 NewsVSN's Gary Thompson wins 2008 Citizen Stream Monitoring Award from Water Action VolunteersThe Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Extension present Stream Monitoring Awards every year to recognize people for their exemplary work leading to increased participation in stream monitoring, collecting stream data, and sharing their knowledge of stream monitoring. Adult volunteer of the Year Gary Thompson began his participation in volunteer stream monitoring in 2002 with the Valley Stewardship Network (VSN) based in Viroqua. He worked with the VSN Volunteer Coordinator to help train adults to monitor the Kickapoo River and many of its tributaries using Water Action Volunteers Stream Monitoring Program protocols, and soon took over the role of Volunteer Coordinator for VSN. According to Cindy Koperski, WDNR Water Quality Biologist, he was also “instrumental in planning and executing a study of bacteria levels on the Kickapoo River.” ... Koperski summed up her nomination with the following, “His love of streams, easy-going personality, careful consideration of other viewpoints and commitment to improving streams and investing himself in the process makes Gary Thompson the perfect choice for a Wisconsin Stream Monitoring Award.” more from UWEX Water Action Volunteers |
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