Choosing a Site

You can sample almost anywhere, but remember that earthworms like moist, cool soil. This means that there will be more earthworms around at wetter and cooler times of the year, or near water ways, ponds, rivers, lakeshores and other consistently wet places.

Worm Watch requires you to use the National Sampling Protocols that are provided for the program so the data you collect are collected in the same way as all other participants. Data sheets are provided for you to record your information. Ask permission to sample if it is not your land. Do not sample in Conservation Areas, Nature Reserves, Biosphere Reserves, Provincial Parks without permission. Never sample or remove anything from National Parks!! Before you leave to do your field sampling read the method thoroughly and be well organised!! There should be very little evidence of your sampling efforts after you are done. Try to put everything back as you found it.