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Aquatic Insects / Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Nectopsyche

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

This Nectopsyche from the Sabine River in Texas, USA, is an active swimmer. The case, assembled from silk and willow roots, is neutrally buoyant with a longer keel running along the dorsal surface to allow the wildly spinning legs to pull the critter through the water column in a straight line! Lovely! Our Laboratory identifies […]

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Semiaquatic Riparian Aquatic Insects

Friday, April 1st, 2016

Although aquatic insects, plants and fishes produce a tons of biomass every year, most ecologists tend to think of the fate of this biomass only within the confines of production within the aquatic habitats they study.

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Sorting Technician Position Open!

Monday, August 18th, 2014

We’re expanding this year… Come,  join our team! Refer to the PDF-file announcement in the link below for details… LABORATORY TECHNICIAN JOB OPEN (or find the same information on our Facebook page) SCHEDULE: We are running an ad in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle from 23 August, until 31 August. Interviews will occur in early September (2014).  Thanks […]

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Aquatic Insect Educational Outreach: Belgrade Middle School, Montana

Saturday, October 5th, 2013

Today we had a GREAT DAY! Helped Belgrade Middle School (Belgrade, MT) with a major 7th grade (220 kids…~12 years-old) aquatic education project. The School had gathered people to teach basic water chemistry, fish, bugs, and even birds… We had the great and fun task of introducing the kids to invertebrates in the pond… while […]

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October 2013 Entomology Lab Update

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

We are working on several local macroinvertebrate / aquatic entomology projects this year. Our first “real” local project, is for the Gallatin Local Water Quality district in Bozeman Montana (MT). It does not get more local than this…  We’ve finished the sorting an taxonomy of aquatic insects from small streams in the city Bozeman MT… […]

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Research presentations at three meetings in November/December.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

We have insects from Wyoming to work on over the winter, and three meetings. First, the effects of natural gas development on the pinedale anticline project area on the macroinvertebrates of the New Fork River, near Pinedale, WY.  This meeting will reflect the findings of our recently completed report on spatial and temporal changes in […]

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Why replicate samples are required for macroinvertebrate assessments.

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Sampling goals

I hope to get some discussion going on this topic. This one of the most common errors in application of macroinvertebrate assessments of streams and rivers. I’m going to start short and sweet, to promote readers and discussion.Note that i am working on a paper on this topic and your comments might help me head […]

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MacroInvertebrate Technician Job near Bozeman Montana MT!

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

I am in need of another part-time technician to help sort samples and validate data entry. The job does not pay a lot, but it is excellent experience! 

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