[SWvolunteers] Weekly Update

[Rose Brown]

February 10, 2010
Weekly Update

View the weekly picture and read the update online:  http://streamwatch.org/weekly-update/february-10-2010




Announcements

Winter potluck...
* When: Sunday February 21, 3pm - 6pm
* What: Reconnect with your favorite volunteers as we nibble  
fingerfoods and reminisce about stream sampling.  Reconnect with your  
favorite bugs as we watch a 35 minute video, Bugs of the Underworld.   
Don't miss this incredible look into the lives and habits of  
macroinvertebrates, with unique underwater footage.  Really, Don't  
miss it!
* Where: the home of Bob and Pat Henricks:  832 Fieldhaven Dr  
Charlottesville, VA, 22903.  Directions: From Cville, go south on 5th  
St Extended.  After passing I-64, it will become Old Lynchburg Road  
(Rt 631).  Turn right on Sunset Ave Ext (Rt 781).  At the stop sign,  
continue straight on Sunset Ave Ext.  Turn left on Redfields Road.   
Turn right on Hayrake Lane and right again onto Fieldhaven Drive.   
#832 is on the left side of the circle.
* What to bring: A fingerfood dish or drink to share + Your own plate,  
cup, napkin and silverware
* Carpool challenge: Anyone who carpools to the potluck will receive a  
special prize
No need to RSVP.  Guests are welcome.  Hope to see you there!

February Bug Blog...
Go to the Bug Blog: http://streamwatch.org/bug-blog/snails to read  
about this month's bug, the freshwater snail.  Keep an eye on the  
website for a new bug each month.

January/February Director's Notes...
Read the Director’s Notes here: http://streamwatch.org/director-notes/januaryfebruary-2010 
.

February anniversaries...
Congratulations to the following volunteers, whose volunteer  
anniversaries are this month.  Thanks so much for your work.
Calvin Biesecker - 5 years
Nancy Ford - 5 years
Jill Meyer - 5 years

Bob's Bug Facts...
(brought to you by Bob Henricks)
Lunged snails (e.g. Physids, Planorbids, Limpets) are hermaphroditic.   
Gilled snails (Pleurocerids, Hydrobiids, etc.) are either male or  
female.   Still, even lunged snails must have physical contact with a  
mate for conception to occur.

Thank you for volunteering with StreamWatch!

Rose Brown, Program Manager
StreamWatch
434-962-3527
P.O. Box 181
Ivy, VA 22945
rose at streamwatch.org
www.streamwatch.org

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