Photo Gallery: OWLS 2002

The first Ohio Watershed Leaders (OWLS) workshop was held August 29 and 30, 2002.

Participants from the across the state came together for the OWLS Workshop, a two-day event held at Camp Oty'Okwa in the Hocking Hills.

The workshop began with a team-building exercises.

Dana Oleskiewicz and her team participate in team-building exercises.

Hands-on sessions were held along--and in--a nearby stream.

J.P. Lieser lead a demonstration of fish seining. Seining is a method of herding fish into a net strung between poles. The species of those captured are recorded as an indication of aquatic diversity. The fish are then released.

J.P. explains seining.

J.P., Jerry Iles, and Joe Bonnell demonstrate seining technique.

A macroinvertibrate sampling session was held just up stream. Fine-gauge nets were used to dredge the bottom of the stream. Careful examiniation of the collected material turned up macroinvertebrates of many kinds.

Participants identify insect lavae and small crustaceans with the help of an expert and several identification charts.