The images on this page are of an alderfly and riffle beetle collected by watershed steward volunteer, Judy Bufford, from Lacamas Creek in eastern Clark County. Judy also helps the Environmental Information Cooperative conduct water quality testing with school groups, including CAM. Thanks, Judy, for sharing your time and expertise with students, and for contributing the macros below for us to examine and photograph.

The dialog below comes from an email correspondence between Michael Clapp (MC) , CAM Jr. High science teacher, and Jeff Adams (JA), Director of Aquatic Programs for The Xerces Society and author of the CD-ROM, The Stream Bugs as Biomonitors: Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and Identification. Jeff has encouraged our efforts to collect, photograph, and identify aquatic macroinvertebrates as part of our water quality testing activities. We're grateful that Jeff is willing to share his expertise with us, and for his permission to publish that information on this webpage.

Instructions: For a larger view of the specimens below, click on an image. The enlarged image will appear on your screen in a new window. Close this new window when you are through viewing it. Further information on the identification and ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates can be found from the materials mentioned on our Resources page.