Osan City Launches Ecological Activist Training Program for Osan Stream

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City opened the '2020 River Academy: Osan Stream Ecological Activist Training Program,' a course under the Question Mark School 'Osan Workshop' of the Osan Century Citizen College, which had been provisionally postponed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, on the 16th at the Public Relations Center on the first floor of the Osan Environmental Business Office.

Osan Workshop supports educational programs required by organizations and groups in Osan, offering a representative community-linked lifelong education program of the Osan Century Citizen College where learning is returned to the local community.

The 'River Academy: Osan Stream Ecological Activist Training Program' is an educational course where participants can learn about water quality, river structure, and vegetation of Osan Stream, the habitat of otters. The course was established after the Osan Stream Revitalization Regional Council and the Osan City Eco-Stream Division requested the course from the Lifelong Education Division.

The River Academy, to be conducted over a total of 10 sessions comprising 14 hours of theoretical classes and 12 hours of field training, consists of the following topics: ▲hydraulic and water quality environments of rivers ▲understanding urban stream ecosystems ▲understanding aquatic insects ▲methods for preserving the habitat of natural monument otters ▲understanding Osan Stream and vegetation monitoring ▲the role and attitude of water environment interpreters.

After completing the training, participants will also conduct monitoring activities to investigate vegetation, fish, and migratory birds in Osan Stream through the formation of learning study groups.