The Environmental Quality Institute

The Environmental Quality Institute EQI is a nonprofit environmental laboratory in Black Mountain, NC

Cool things besides bugs that we find when stream monitoring, including three different beaver dams! And one uncool thin...
05/15/2026

Cool things besides bugs that we find when stream monitoring, including three different beaver dams! And one uncool thing. And also some bugs.

We're looking forward to seeing our wriggly little friends tomorrow at EQI's Stream Monitoring Workshop! There is still ...
04/17/2026

We're looking forward to seeing our wriggly little friends tomorrow at EQI's Stream Monitoring Workshop! There is still availability, so RSVP if you'd like to join us.
When/Where: Saturday, April 18th, 9am-4pm, UNCA + Ivy River]
RSVP: https://forms.gle/dNerr753pVXN1WodA

Next Saturday, April 18th, is EQI's Spring Stream Monitoring Workshop! Join us from 9am to 4pm to learn how to collect a...
04/11/2026

Next Saturday, April 18th, is EQI's Spring Stream Monitoring Workshop! Join us from 9am to 4pm to learn how to collect and identify aquatic invertebrates and how we gauge water quality based on which ones we find in our local creeks. The workshop is free, open to adults and teenagers (16+ or with a parent), no prior experience is needed, and we provide all the gear! We'll spend the morning at a UNC-Asheville lab and the afternoon at the Ivy River sampling for bugs. Space is limited, so learn more and RSVP at https://forms.gle/Sa91Ze1zJEVmUV43A.

Join us on April 18th to learn about stream ecology and how you can use aquatic invertebrates as water quality indicator...
03/23/2026

Join us on April 18th to learn about stream ecology and how you can use aquatic invertebrates as water quality indicators. We will meet at UNC-Asheville at 9 am to learn about the bugs. In the afternoon, we will drive about 15 minutes to practice sampling in the Ivy River. We would love to see you there.

Our volunteers help to sample about 50 sites in Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties each spring and fall.

Spots are limited. No experience required!
To learn more or RSVP, please visit:
https://forms.gle/unHJazncN6ni9cqS7.

Join us on October 4th to learn about stream ecology and how to use aquatic invertebrates as water quality indicators. W...
09/08/2025

Join us on October 4th to learn about stream ecology and how to use aquatic invertebrates as water quality indicators. We will meet at UNC-Asheville at 9 am to learn about bugs. In the afternoon, we will drive about 20 minutes to practice field sampling. Volunteers to sample about 50 sites in Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties. We would love to see you there. Spots are limited. To learn more or RSVP, please visit https://forms.gle/bvcyGUNHGRFkwXZH9!

EQI's student interns from UNCA (and one from AB Tech) have been amazing this year. Thanks so much to Cole, Melanie, Pho...
08/29/2025

EQI's student interns from UNCA (and one from AB Tech) have been amazing this year. Thanks so much to Cole, Melanie, Phoebe, Lily, Lindsay, Emerson, and Cooper for your help in the lab and creekside!!!

VWIN turned 35 this year. The contents of our file cabinets show our age. We are VHS old. We are floppy disk old. Take a...
08/28/2025

VWIN turned 35 this year. The contents of our file cabinets show our age. We are VHS old. We are floppy disk old. Take a look at this newsletter from August 1990 --> "The first time a sample is missed and you do not call you will be receiving a phone warning. The second time a replacement will be found for you." Harsh.

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