The Volunteer Monitor.     Spring 2000.     The Volunteer Monitor.      Newsletter.     24 p.      [WBI-79].

This issue contains information on monitoring fauna. An article on The Great Herp Search encourages individuals to become involved in this event and provides information on how to get involved. Macroinvertebrate data: Volunteers vs. Professionals details how volunteer data is nearly as precise as that of professionals if the volunteers are trained in proper methods. Several articles about benthic macroinvertebrate collection and identification are included. Other articles include mapping wildlife; bird use of restored sites; phytoplankton monitoring news; and bacteria monitors success stories.