Williston Central School Uses VT EPSCoR Equipment to Complete Macroinvertebrate Research

Students from Williston Central School conduct a macroinvertebrate stream study using equipment on loan from the VT EPSCoR CWDD

Middle school teacher, Martha Quatt, lead approximately 85 seventh- and eight-grade students through an intensive macroinvertebrate study in Allen Brook near Williston Central School in Chittenden County, Vermont with the help of CWDD's Janel Roberge. Quatt and her students used Vermont EPSCoR equipment and teaching samples to prepare for and complete stream sampling. The use of the equipment enabled students to discover more diverse and sensitive species than ever before, allowing them to draw a correlation between overall macroinvertebrate abundance and stream temperature in the form of canopy cover.