Aquatics

Materials from January 2024 In-Person Workshop

·        CT’s Invasive Aquatic Plant, Clam and Mussel Guide PDF Guide, https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/CAES/DOCUMENTS/Publications/Bulletins/B1087.pdf)

·        2024 CT Macroinvertebrate ID Presentation (pdf)

·        The Macroinvertebrate Sorting Guide (Link to https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/water/volunteer_monitoring/rbv/rbv-sortingguide.pdf)

·        Watershed Jeopardy (pdf)

 2023 Aquatics Station Study Guide ( 2024 coming soon)

As we gear up for the 2024 competition, the aquatics committee wanted to call out the specific material that the test will be based on. Like in previous years, there will be a practical half and an objective half of the test.

1. The aquatics specific videos on the CT Envirothon YouTube Channel:
   1. Chloride Pollution in Surface Waters: https://youtu.be/z_fWirIA0As 
   2. Meet the Macros: https://youtu.be/jQbGwhq4Sik 
   3. Functional Feeding Groups and the River Continuum Concept: https://youtu.be/CbQmrF-EMJ8 
   4. Introduction to Stream Ecology: https://youtu.be/awxh7Qmxf3g 
   5. Introduction to Groundwater: https://youtu.be/a6mYA9UZa3Y 
   6. Climate Change Impacts on New England Lakes: https://youtu.be/marjsLUGCK0 
   7. LWTF Virtual Tour: 
      1. Part 1 Introduction: https://youtu.be/jLfYcAie51U 
      2. Part 2 Zooplankton Farm: https://youtu.be/Vd5QBknx5f0 
      3. Part 3 Brown Trout Stocking: https://youtu.be/cDx08alJaF4 
      4. Part 4 Lake Sampling: https://youtu.be/sa2R7anCtFI 
   8. Invasive Aquatic Plants in Connecticut: https://youtu.be/tz89TbtOba4 
   9. Wetlands Introduction (Part 1): https://youtu.be/ACk1ZDLbqIY 
   10. Defining Wetlands in Connecticut (Wetlands Part 2): https://youtu.be/WHhl54ezWbk 
   11. Introduction to Water Sampling: https://youtu.be/S_a4d14bL4s 
2. Information presented at the Fall 2022 Aquatics workshop, which is also all referenced in the videos above (Macroinvertebrate videos and Introduction to Groundwater video). 
3. The Spring 2023 Goose Chase Questions which are linked here
4. The back tests, which have been updated below through 2021.
5. The identification keys indicated below will be the ones provided during the exam:
   1. Fish
   2. Frogs
   3. Invasive Plants
   4. Macroinvertebrates
   5. Salamanders
   6. Saltwater Invertebrates

If you have any specific concerns, please email kelseys@nwcd.org. Otherwise – good luck with your final preparations!

Past Workshops

2020 Workshop

• WikiWatershed Presentation
• WikiWatershed Handout

2018 Workshop

• Jeopardy 2018 (PDF)

2017 Workshop Materials

• Riparian Buffers– By Juliana Barrett, CT Sea Grant, University of Connecticut
• Nonpoint Source Pollution–  Denise Savageau, Town of Greenwich
• Jeopardy 2017 (PPT)–  David Rosa- University of Connecticut
• Introduction to Permaculture– Cynthia Rabinowitz, Soil Scientist  HGCONSOIL, LLC
• 2017 Freshwater Macroinvertebrates–  Meghan Lally, CT DEEP
  • Benthic MacroID Guide
  • Freshwater MacroID Guide
  • Envirothon MacroID Guide

2016 Workshop Materials

• Jeopardy (PPT)
• Double Jeopardy! (PPT)  * Note: make sure to have the first slide selected and go into slide show, then click any point value to go to that question, then click the blue box for the answer, then click the blue box again to return to the main slide.
• Wetlands– By Juliana Barrett, CT Sea Grant, University of Connecticut
• Freshwater Macros- By Meghan Lally CTDEEP
• Macro ID Guide_Revised 01152015