CLALLAM: Streamkeepers monitoring watershed

Volunteers are being recruited for training to monitor streams across Clallam County.

The Streamkeepers program plans a series of training sessions for June.

Volunteers contribute to the gathering of scientific data and enhance their own understanding of water quality, Streamkeepers staff member Ed Chadd said.

``It builds a stronger connection between people and the community and between citizens and the resource,'' Chadd said.

The seven training sessions -- which start June 7 and run through Sept. 8 -- provide at least a mandatory 25 hours of training for volunteers.

The extensive education is required for the volunteers to provide reliable data for habitat biologists and other natural-resources workers who use the information, Chadd said.

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