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Sligo Creek Macroinvertebrates and Microbial Diversity University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Horn Point Laboratory, Sarah LaPierre and Dr. Alyson Santoro. 2015
See: https://www.mdsg.umd.edu/fellowship-experiences/microbial-diversity-and-ecosystem-health-citizen-science-collaboration

Benthic Macroinvertebrates Sampling: Sligo Creek, Montgomery and Prince George’s County, MD. 1st annual report.
Prepared for: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Prepared by: Environmental Quality Resources, Inc. September 1994.

Cummins, James D., Stribling, James B., and Galli, John. Biological Responses to Stream Habitat Rehabilitation in the Sligo Creek Watershed, Montgomery County, Maryland, December 1998 : Chemical, Physical, and Biological Monitoring Results from 1 Year Pre-Restoration to 2 Years Post-Restoration.
Prepared for the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Montgomery Department of Environmental Protection.
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Publication Number ICPRB-97-3. See: http://www.potomacriver.org/info_center/publications.htm

Read about Migratory Fish Barrier Removal in Sligo Creek and Post Construction Mitigation:

1) Fish Passage Restoration Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek: Post Construction Mitigation Monitoring Report (Year 1 of 5): 2004, Contract Number PG3445173, Maryland State Highway Administration and Potomac Crossing Consultants.

2) Fish Passage Restoration Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek: Post Construction Mitigation Monitoring Report (Year 2 of 5): June 2005, Contract Number PG3445173, Maryland State Highway Administration and Potomac Crossing Consultants.

3) Fish Passage Restoration Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek: Post Construction Mitigation Monitoring Report (Year 3 of 5): August 2006, Contract Number PG3445173, Maryland State Highway Administration and Potomac Crossing Consultants.

4) Fish Passage Restoration Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek: Post Construction Mitigation Monitoring Report (Year 4 of 5): August 2007, Contract Number PG3445173, Maryland State Highway Administration and Potomac Crossing Consultants.

5) Fish Passage Restoration: Post Construction Mitigation Monitoring Report (Year 1 of 5): 2004, Contract Number PG3445173, Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek” Maryland State Highway Administration and Potomac Crossing Consultants