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Julie, Tabatha, Heather and Amanda display the trash they collected from a recent Adopt-A-Stream clean up on Beaver Creek at Clinton Hwy and W. Emory Road in Knox County.
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Scripps Green Team has adopted a quarter mile of Beaver Creek at the corner of Clinton Highway and West Emory Road. The newest members of Knox County's Adopt-A-Stream family conducted their first clean-up and stream walk on Saturday May 30, 2009. With a crew of four green team members and two Water Quality Forum members, approximately 10 bags of trash; 4 tires; 1 shopping cart; a grill hood from a kitchen; a cooler; a top of a metal trash can and a large sign were removed from the creek (all in just 2 hours!).
The Scripps Green Team conducted a stream walk using the Stream Visual Assessment Protocol developed by the National Resource Conservation Service. They evaluated ten stream characterisitcs and gave each a score:
Channel Condition Nutrient Enrichment
Hydrologic Alteration Riparian Zone
Bank Stability Barriers to Fish
Riffle Embededdedness Pools
Water Appearance Invertebrate Habitat
The group's overall assessment of this section of Beaver Creek was "fair".
The Scripps Green Team plans to conduct 4 stream watches and one more creek clean up within the year. Stay tuned for updates about their section of creek.
The Scripps Green Team is made up of: Julie Lien, Tabatha Breeden, Amanda Meyer and Heather Jagels
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