Citizen scientists return to the Cedar River for Spring Stream Sampling

  • Citizen scientists return to the Cedar River for Spring Stream Sampling
    Citizen scientists return to the Cedar River for Spring Stream Sampling
  • Volunteers play a vital role in citizen science projects like this.
    Volunteers play a vital role in citizen science projects like this.

    GLADWIN

    Volunteers with Little Forks Conservancy will soon return to the Cedar River for the biannual stream sampling event on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

    This long-running project uses aquatic macroinvertebrates – animals without a backbone that can be seen with the naked eye – to help assess water quality in the river. This event is being sponsored by Rivers Are Life.

    On the morning of the event, teams…