EVALUATION of the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program (VSM)

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council

Date:______Your name (optional):______

Stream name:______Sites monitored: ______

) Check here if first time at one of our stream monitoring events

Please comment on your volunteer stream monitoring experience:

1.  How many years have you been monitoring? 0 1-2 3-4 5+

2.  If you attended the training, how well were these subjects covered?

Too well Very well Good Fair Not enough

Monitoring basics

(how often, why, etc) 1 2 3 4 5

Data Sheet 1 2 3 4 5

Leader responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5

Collecting Techniques 1 2 3 4 5

Critter Picking 1 2 3 4 5

Critter Identification 1 2 3 4 5

Program Results 1 2 3 4 5

Equipment 1 2 3 4 5

Feel free to add comments about what wasn’t explained well enough or what we spent too much time on:

3.  How was the monitoring at your stream sites? Easy Difficult

1 2 3 4 5

Please describe any difficulties you had (specify which site), such as finding the site, monitoring the site in its entirety, or problems with team organization:

4.  Would you monitor different sites next time if asked? Yes Maybe No

Comments (please include suggestions for new streams/sites to monitor):

5.  How well do you understand why…

Thoroughly Moderately Poorly Not at all

…we collect bugs? 1 2 3 4

…we monitor temperature? 1 2 3 4

…we measure conductivity? 1 2 3 4

…we measure width/depths? 1 2 3 4

…we perform quality control? 1 2 3 4

…we love our volunteers?? 1 2 3 4

6.  Was there anything that you hadn’t been informed of beforehand, and had to learn on-site or after?

7.  How well does the Watershed Council do at these aspects of the VSM program?

Too well Very well Good Fair Not enough

Instruction 1 2 3 4 5

Communication 1 2 3 4 5

Organization 1 2 3 4 5

Appreciation of volunteers 1 2 3 4 5

Quality Control 1 2 3 4 5

Use your hard-earned data 1 2 3 4 5

8.  Is there anything we could do to improve the program? Examples: equipment, methods, training, or volunteer treatment. Anything really ‘bug’ you?

9.  Are you interested in further critter ID training? Yes Maybe No

If so, your preference? 1-day session Multi-day Sessions Full Semester Comments:

10.  Feel free to tell us anything else in the space below.

Thank you very much for all your help and your thoughtful responses! Hope to see you next time!