oklahoma blue thumb introduction 2010
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This presentation covers basic stream ecology and things anyone can do to protect streams.TRANSCRIPT
Blue Thumb Water
Pollution Education Program
People and the choices they make.
Clean Water Act - Safe for Humans
Home for Fish
Learn about streams
Educate the publicabout
Stream Protection
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Natural WatershedNatural Watershed
Effects of DevelopmentEffects of Development
Only 8% development changes the runoff patterns in the watershed.
What Ecoregion are we In?
Ozark Highlands
Point Source PollutionPoint Source Pollution
NonpointSourcePollution
Pollution that comes from diffuse sources,difficult to “point to” the exact source.
How does nonpoint source pollution get to our streams?
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Soap and detergent goingdown a stormdrain
Fertilizers andpesticides canbe nonpoint source pollutants.
Grass Clippings and Leaves
Pick up after your PET!
Automotive Products
Sediment – from landclearing forhomes, businesses, and new streets.
Soil from agriculture
Urban or Rural – sediment is a problem in streams.
January
March
May
Where the sedimentcomes from doesn’tmatter to the fish thatonce lived here.
Feed lots for cattle or swine barns
Poultry
Animal Waste
Looks like two healthy streams
Riparian Area the zone of natural
vegetation along the banks of a stream
Shade waterStabilize banksFilter pollutantsProvide a place for floodwaterServe as travel
corridors for wildlife
Woody/leafy debris Floodwater storage Bank stabilization
Pop QuizPop Quiz
Fertilizers andpesticides canbe nonpoint source pollutants.
Read the LABEL!
Grass Clippings and Leaves
Use a mulching mower and compost.
Build a rain garden
Use native plants which are pest resistant, good for wildlife, need less watering and fertilization
Conserve water
Collect water in a rain barrel
Fishable &
Swimmable
Water Chemistry
+ Biological Community
+ Physical Habitat
= Stream Health
Streams havebends and turns,deep water andshallow water.
Streams provide homes.
Streams provide water for wildlife.
Volunteer Effort
Chemical Monitoring
Dissolved OxygenNitrate/nitriteOrthophosphateChloridepH Water clarityTemperatureAmmonia nitrate&Site observations
Chemical Monitoring
Some species of bugs andfish are very tolerant ofpollution. Some are veryintolerant. Stream life tells an important tale!
Biological Collections
Macroinvertebrate collections
FishCollections
HabitatAssessment
Tell people about your creek!
Is there anything everyone Is there anything everyone can do?can do?
Get out and play in a creek!Get out and play in a creek!
Show a child what
lives in the creek…
…and watch the
information
keep flowing!
