1. Upper Paint Creek By Group 3 : Tina Liu, Elli Schwartz, Bailey Eckerle

2. Interesting Facts Paint Creek is part of a State Park with many trails and caves If the Creek was 4 miles longer it would be a river Has bass, carp, catfish, sunfish, and many small animals like frogs and rabbits. A watershed is an area of land that forms the drainage system for a stream, lake or river.

3. Habitat’s Effect on the Diversity of Fish Hypothesis: By having a good habitat, the diversity of fish will increase and the riparian zone can act as a filter for the pollutants. There are lots of different things that can affect the habitat: a) Agriculture a. Run-off carries fertilizer b. Stream is polluted with excess nutrients b) Forest c) Urban a. Sediment/Siltation (sand, silt, clay) b. Toxic Substances (heavy metals, oil and petroleum products)

4. Comparison between the Habitat and the Diversity of Fish

5. Equals Hypothesis The more urban land use around a stream, the lower the fish diversity score. Helps show how healthy a stream is. Equals

6. Land UseLand Use Diversity ScoreDiversity Score

7. Substrate vs. ICI Hypothesis Based on my information, as the quality of the substrate in the Upper Paint Watershed decreases, so does the macro- invertebrate community. There are a lot of factors that play a role in the quality of the substrate, like:  Food Supply  Shelter  Reproduction A substrate is the rocky bottom of a stream.

8. Substrate ScoreSubstrate Score Comparison between Macro-Invertebrates and ICI

9. Final ConclusionsBest Practices The better the habitat, the more diversity of fish Urban runoff results in areas with limited percolation. This runoff pollutes local streams and kills off the fish living there A healthy substrate has food supply, shelter, and areas for reproduction for macro- invertebrates and fish Keep plants in your yard to prevent erosion Don’t litter or pollute— everything flows to the streams in some way Farmers should leave a 10 meter area by the stream unplowed to prevent fertilizers from entering the stream Remember: we get our resources from these streams, so let’s keep them clean!

10. And we would like to thank The Ohio State University The Ohio Supercomputer Center The Ohio EPA P&G Battelle AEP And all of our wonderful chaperones, teachers and advisors.