Our projects
How to save aquatic insects
The first step to saving our favorite hatches is to better understand the problem. We research and monitor aquatic insects using diverse methods to better understand why some species are declining, how to prevent future declines, and how to restore impacted populations. These efforts are crucial to guiding our preventative management and restoration projects.
Read more about our current projects below.
Studying drivers of distributions and declines
We’re doing the first multi-river study on salmonfly distributions and declines. Our study-rivers include some of the most important Blue Ribbon and Gold Medal fisheries in the West where large salmonfly declines have occurred. We’re sampling salmonflies across each river and measuring important habitat factors like temperature, oxygen, flow, and sedimentation to better understand why salmonflies live where they do and why they’re declining.
AIMnet- The Aquatic Insect Management Network
Expanding our impact through collaborations
We can’t save aquatic insects on our own. We’re building a coordinated network among researchers, managers, conservationists, and stakeholders to guide research outputs, co-create new knowledge, distribute information to managers and policy makers, and to perform restoration projects. Through AIMnet, we maximize our impact by incorporating the diverse abilities, expertise, and perspectives of others.
Current members are shown to the left. If you’re a researcher or conservation practitioner intersted in joining our efforts, email us at conservation@salmonflyproject.org
Monitoring through citizen science
Protecting aquatic insects at a West-wide level requires improved monitoring efforts to track population trends and document declines.
We work with government agencies and local watershed and fishing groups to establish citizen-led monitoring programs. We assist with program development and data collection, organization, and analysis. Reach out at conservation@salmonflyproject.org for more information.
To find out how individuals can get involved in citizen science, click below.
Want to know what our monitoring programs have uncovered so far? Read our reports, here!