Once again the Wharfdale Riverfly AMI Group will be running two AMI workshops in 2012. These will be as follows:

One-day monitoring workshop April 28th 2012

This one-day monitoring workshop, will again be hosted by Rob Smith our regional coordinator and delivered by Stuart Crofts the Riverfly accredited tutor, together with a local EA Ecology Contact.  This workshop will provide a wide-ranging review of all monitoring techniques and will include short presentations, practical demonstrations and active involvement by participants at the riverside.  All participants will receive a guide to the monitoring methodology River invertebrate monitoring for anglers published by the Field Studies Council and have chance to try it out for themselves. Each workshop is limited to 12 participants.

One-day Refresher & Support Day April 29th 2012

This support day is again run by our regional coordinator Rob Smith and our Riverfly tutor Stuart Crofts, with the presence of an EA ecologist, both experts with a wide knowledge of freshwater invertebrates and their habitats.  This day is intended as refresher workshop for existing monitoring parties, and will cover the full AMI methodology. It is also a useful opportunity to develop new skills to support current monitoring works and crucially, provides an opportunity to bring together monitoring groups to build confidence and enthusiasm for their on-going work, and discuss any issues, with qualified experts.This support day will be tailored to the requirements of the individual participating groups so there is no standard format for this day. It is expected that there will be an element of practical field work, including a tutored refresher of the monitoring methodology. The day will focus on a variety of topics, such as species identification, adult riverfly sampling, invasive species,  and help to maintain and enhance on-going the monitoring regimes.