RAFT Sampling Event

RAFT sampling events occur at least once a month on a Sunday from roughly 12:00pm-4:00pm. Each event will target one of three areas along the White River or its tributaries in Marion or Hamilton Counties.

As a RAFT volunteer, you do not need to participate every month – you can choose the event(s) that is most convenient to you. You will need to register in advance for each month. Everyone will start at a common location and return to that same location at the end to return their samples and data.

This fall, help us evaluate the quality of local streams’ habitat while also picking up litter in the process! At this event, we will be grading the environment in and around the stream through a Visual Assessment and by conducting a Citizens Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (CQHEI). Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) is providing materials to clean-up the stream as we assess it.