Pete’s Pick: Become a Roanoke Riverkeeper

Did you love playing with science kits as a kid? Do you still love playing outdoors?

You might be a perfect fit for the Roanoke Riverkeepers, a new citizen science water monitoring program created by the Roanoke Stormwater Division and Clean Valley Council. Focusing on the health of the Roanoke River and its tributaries, community members will engage in local streams and become part of the solution in achieving clean water. As a volunteer you will monitor streams by taking samples of benthic macroinvertebrates to determine the ecological health for the section of stream that is sampled.

You do not have to be a scientist to be a stream monitor; just be willing to learn and have fun.

Ready to get started? The first meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the Raleigh County Branch library. (Please preregister.)

Maybe I’ll see you there.

Make it a great weekend … outside!

— Pete