Stream Barrier Assessment Training- Volunteer Opportunity!

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March 28, 2026
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Join Smith River Trout Unlimited Chapter (SRTU) and friends for a Stream Barrier
Assessment Training

In partnership with the Dan River Basin Association, Virginia Council of Trout Unlimited
(VCTU), VA Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), and other partners, DRBA and SRTU
will host a stream barrier assessment training for the Dan River Watershed.
Stream barriers are an important piece to our watershed habitat stewardship. These barriers include culverts, bridges, and low-head dams that affect flood patterns and aquatic passage in local waterways.


To get a glimpse of what the larger idea of the project is, please see this video titled, “Clearing the Way” by the US Forest Service about how barrier passage assessment is used to protect our waterways.

Registration is required! Please register in advance as there are limited slots.
Stream barrier assessments require at least two volunteers. It is only required that one volunteer per group take the training. Please be mindful of this as you register, we are hoping to have a full class that will make an impact throughout the watershed.

About the training:

  • Training will be from 8 am to 5 pm in Henry County, VA
    • Classroom instruction in the morning (location TBD)
    • Break for lunch – 30 minutes. Pack a lunch and water bottle
    • Field training outdoors in the afternoon. Please plan to drive about 15 minutes to the sites. Carpooling is encouraged and available.
  • Plan to get muddy: bring muck boots or waders for the field work
  • Notebooks are encouraged
  • Please download ArcGIS Survey 123 before the class onto your phone or tablet before the class.

REGISTRATION FOR THE CLASS:

  1. Apply to be a Virginia DWR Volunteer, this may take time – do this ASAP
  2. Once registered, sign up for the Brook Trout Fish Passage Project Training in the
    Opportunities Tab
  3. Watch the entire training webinar listed on the page.
  4. Register for the Brook Trout Passage In-Person Training – 3/28/26 on the
    Opportunities list.
  5. You’re registered!

*If you are unable to attend due to date or closed registration, please email Anna Wheeler
at awheeler@danriver.org to ensure we have enough interest for another class.

Thank you for supporting DWR, SRTU, and DRBA’s missions.

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