VSMP News and Reports

The Volunteer Stream Monitoring Partnership produces a monthly newsletter about its activities.

You can view issues from October 2001 in our archives.

In the Fall 2006 issue (pdf file, 331 KB)

  • New date for the 2006 River Summit
  • Monitoring in Carver County
  • Fall 2006 is the last electronic newsletter

In the Spring 2006 issue (pdf file, 284 KB)

  • MPCA Establishing Biological Indicators for Streams
  • Which Index is Right for Your Stream?
  • Volunteers Monitoring E. coli in
    Minnesota Streams

In the December 2005-January 2006 issue (pdf file, 315 KB)

  • 5th Annual Summit a Great Success!
  • FREE Annual Report of VSMP Activities

In the September-October 2005 issue (pdf file, 196 KB)

  • What do your data mean: Indices and Interpretations
  • Repeat Announcement: River Summit

In the June-August 2005 issue (pdf file, 192 KB):

  • Web-based environmental information warehouse
  • River Summit information

In the March-May 2005 issue (pdf file, 240 KB):

  • Gear up for sampling!
  • Critter Corner: Chironomide-red or not?
  • A note about NEW invertebrate tolerance values
  • How to take VSMP to the next level
  • Reminder about Aquatic Invertebrates Guide corrections

In the January-February 2005 issue (pdf file, 159 KB):

  • 2004 VSMP Report now available online
  • QA Completed for fall samples
  • New data sheets for spring
  • Aquatic Invertebrates Guide corrections
  • Proposed River Summit date for 2005

In the January 2005 issue (pdf file, 195 KB):

  • A farewell from Mary Karius
  • Bringing the message of Water Quality to City Hall

Annual Reports

2005 Annual Report

2004 Annual Report

2003 Annual Report

2002 Annual Report

2001 Annual Report

Sampling Reports

Assumption Creek, pdf file, 59 KB