WHAT DO YOU THINK?
The Planning Committee would like your comments on this year’s workshop. Please complete the following and email it to . Comments will be summarized and presented to the committee anonymously.
Attendee’s Affiliation:
State Agency ____ Federal Agency ____ Contractor ____ Academia ____ Other ____
What do you like best about the meeting?
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What do you think about the format?
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Is there anything we could do differently that would improve the meeting?
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AMAAB may have the opportunity to be a NABS Taxonomic Certification Program test site at our 2008 meeting. In order to do so; we need to have an indication of probable interest. NABS tests that would be available are EPT (East and West taxa), Other Arthropods, and Chironomidae. For more information on NABS’ Taxonomic Certification Program and testing fees, please visit: (and click on "Taxonomic certification" in the left hand column) or
Should AMAAB host a NABS Taxonomic Certification Program test site in 2008? ______
If so, would you probably sign up for a test? Yes ______No _____ If Yes, Which one/s?:
EPT (East): ______Other Arthropods: _____ Chironomidae: ______
Mini-Workshop attended:
River Algae: _____ Vascular Plants: _____ Project Planning: _____
Stoneflies: ______Wetlands: _____ Fish ID – Suckers: _____
Mini-Workshop Evaluation (likes, dislikes, venue, etc)
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Please check any mini-workshops you would be interested in repeating or provide us with suggestions of a mini-workshop you would like to see given.
/ RECENT WORKSHOP SUBJECTS / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001River Algae / X
Aquatic Vascular Plants / X
New Tool for Planning and Documenting Your Project / X
Stonefly Taxonomy / X
Wetlands Assessment / X
Fish ID – Taxonomy & Identification of the Suckers / X
Oligochaeta Identification / X / X
Biological Condition Gradient for Implementation of Tiered Aquatic Life Uses / X
Crayfish Taxonomy / X / X
Multivariate Statistics / X / X
Fish ID - Taxonomy & Identification of the Darters / X
Fish ID - Taxonomy & Identification of the Minnows / X
Nutrient Criteria / X
Periphyton Identification/Use as Indicator / X / X / X
Probabilistic Design for Stream Surveys / X
Freshwater Mussels of the Eastern United States / X / X
EMAP Methods / X / X
Molecular Methods for WQ Monitoring / X
Data Quality Issues in the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Lab / X
Region 3 Wadeable Streams Reference Conditions and Biological Index Applications / X
Large River Biological Assessment Methods / X / X
Phytoplankton / X / X
Volunteer Monitoring / X
Whole Effluent & Sediment Toxicity Testing / X
River Invertebrate Prediction & Classification Scheme / X
Ecological Data Application System / X
Guide to Stonefly Genera / X
Development of CWA Aquatic Life Use Designations for Primary Headwater Streams in Ohio / X
Storet Workshop / X
Environmental Law / X
Use of Biological Data in the TMDL Process / X
Fish Necropsy & Health Assessment Procedures / X
Advanced Midge Identification Workshop / X
SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER MINI-WORKSHOP SUBJECTS
(Feel free to add your own subject suggestion)
Macroinvertebrate Taxonomy (specify group)
Toxicity Testing (specify method and media)
Fish Taxonomy (specify group)
River Invertebrate Prediction & Classification Scheme (RIVPACS)