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AWARE Field Training Set

County agricultural ecology coordinators are encouraged to monitor the quality of the waterways close to their farms through OFBF’s Agricultural Watershed Awareness and Resource Evaluation (AWARE) program this summer.

Hands-on training will be offered in May through August throughout the state where coordinators learn how to use OFBF’s water quality monitoring kits. The kits have been developed and distributed to each county FB office.

"Training will be hands-on, in-the-stream workshops on how to use the kits," said Larry Antosch, OFBF director of environmental research. "By continually collecting information about the quality of Ohio’s waterways, we will create a usable and reliable database."

Following is the current AWARE field training schedule:

• May 14 – 7927 Overton Road, Burbank; Killbuck Creek; Wayne County; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• July 16 – Silver Creek Environmental Center; Silver Creek; Hardin County; 6-9 p.m.
• July 30 – Wolf Creek Park; Sandusky River; Sandusky County; 6-9 p.m.
• July 31 – Black Swamp Nature Center; Flat Rock Creek; Paulding County; 6-9 p.m.
• Aug. 8 – Beaver Creek State Park; Beaver Creek; Columbiana County; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

More dates will be scheduled. For more information or to attend an AWARE training call 614-249-1775.