Camp Albemarle Field Trip Preparation Rivanna (South Fork) Watershed Experience Pass it handout! Albemarle County Public Schools

Albemarle County Public Schools What is a Watershed? It is as simple as asking --- “If a drop of rain lands on a spot, where will it go (flow)?” A watershed is a geographic area draining to a common stream, lake or river. Watersheds can be little or big ---sometimes really big. Albemarle County Public Schools

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Albemarle County Public Schools Sponge Bob says: Don’t Forget - The ground also absorbs water just like me! Albemarle County Public Schools

What is your watershed address? It can be local or regional. It can be small or big. Albemarle County Public Schools

Camp Albemarle’s Watershed “Rivanna (South Fork) Watershed” Moormans Mechums Charlottesville Albemarle County Public Schools

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Regional Watershed “James River Watershed” Albemarle County Public Schools

The Whole Watershed “Chesapeake Bay Watershed” Maryland Charlottesville Albemarle County Public Schools

What Little River Runs by Camp Albemarle? The Moormans River Albemarle County Public Schools

Is this river clean? Is it healthy? One way to find out is to look and see what lives in the river. What types of organisms (living things) can we find in the river? At the river, we will be collecting macroinvertebrates. What are macroinvertebrates? Albemarle County Public Schools

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Very Sensitive Critters Organisms that are very sensitive to polluted and stagnant water! Albemarle County Public Schools

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Organisms that are sensitive to polluted and stagnant water! Sensitive Critters Organisms that are sensitive to polluted and stagnant water! Albemarle County Public Schools

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Organisms that are not sensitive to polluted and/or stagnant water! Tolerant Critters Organisms that are not sensitive to polluted and/or stagnant water! Albemarle County Public Schools

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How do we collect these critters? We use special nets to catch the critters. Then we carefully look for the critters as they squirm around in the net. Albemarle County Public Schools

Albemarle County Public Schools Enviroscape Enviroscape is a model that shows you how a watershed actually works. Albemarle County Public Schools

See You at Camp Albemarle!!! At the River! Albemarle County Public Schools

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