About the Workshop:

Benthic macroinvertebrate larvae (aquatic insects) play key roles in many regulatory water quality programs in North Carolina. Not only are these insects used to detect water pollution problems, but are also used to determine if streams are perennial features, and are proposed for use in stream restoration projects as success criteria. Despite the value of this group of organisms in North Carolina's regulatory programs, very little is known about these bugs. This workshop will introduce the participants to the basic ecology and taxonomy of aquatic insects. We will spend most of the time learning family level identification of mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (or EPT); however, other groups also will be discussed.

This workshop is sponsored by NCSU Water Quality Group,
NC Cooperative Extension Service, AB Tech and Surry Community College

These workshops are limited to 20 people so sign up early!

Preliminary Agenda:

Day 1 - 1:00pm - 4:00..........Introductions and Workshop Overview
Day 2 - 8:00am - 12:00..........Field Collections, reference condition
1:00pm - 4:00............Laboratory Exercises
Day 3 - 8:00am - 12:00..........Field Collections, stressed condition
1:00pm - 4:00.........Laboratory Exercises

Registration Fee: $250 per person

The registration fee of $250 includes break service, lunch on days 2 and 3, workshop materials, and transportation to the field sites.

A limited number of scholarships will be available upon request for state or federal government employees, not-for-profit personnel, and university students. Please send an email to Dave Penrose to request a scholarship.

Click here to register online!

What To Bring:

Each person will be asked to collect specimens from streams; therefore, each person must have their own hip waders and collecting gear (i.e. sweep nets). You will have the opportunity to build reference collections. In preparation for the workshop, several reference materials are recommended.

Reference Material:

Merritt K.W. and K.W. Cummins. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publishing

Brigham, A.R., W.R. Brigham and A. Gnilka. Aquatic Insects and Oligochates of North and South Carolina. Midwest Aquatic Enterpr.

Where to Stay:

Asheville, NC:
Biltmore Howard Johnson Inn, Asheville, NC (828) 274-2300
Holiday Inn Express Biltmore (828) 274-0101
Baymont Inn (828) 274-2022
Sleep Inn Biltmore (828) 277-1800
Plaza Motel (828) 274-2050
Double Tree Biltmore (828) 274-1800

Dobson, NC:
Best Western Mt. Airy, NC (336)352-3400
Comfort Inn Mt. Airy, NC (336)789-2000
Comfort Inn Elkin, NC (336) 835-9400
Days Inn Jonesville, NC (336)526-6777
Elk Inn Elkin, NC (336)835-7780
Hampton Inn Jonesville, NC (336)835-1994
Hampton Inn Mt. Airy, NC (336)789-5999
Holiday Inn Express Jonesville, NC (336)835-6000
Surry Inn Dobson, NC (336)366-3000
Super 8 Motel Jonesville, NC (336)835-1461

Directions to AB Tech:

Workshop Location: Room 214, Sycamore Bldg., AB Tech, Asheville, NC. http://www.abtech.edu/maps/asheville.asp

Directions to Surry Community College:

Workshop Location: 630 South Main St., Room T228, Technical Bldg., Surry Community College, Dobson, NC.
Click the following link for directions and a map: http://www.surry.cc.nc.us/areamap.htm

Contact Information:

For questions about registration, call Cathy Smith at 919-515-3723 or email waterquality@ncsu.edu. For scholarship request or questions about course content, please contact Dave Penrose.

Dave Penrose
Water Quality Extension Associate
NCSU Water Quality Group
Campus Box 7637
Raleigh, NC 27695-7637
ph: 919-515-8244; fax: 919-515-7448
email: dave_penrose@ncsu.edu
www.ncsu.edu/waterquality/