{"id":66871,"date":"2006-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-lakes-ponds-streams-6\/"},"modified":"2006-03-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-14T00:00:00","slug":"uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-lakes-ponds-streams-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2006\/03\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-lakes-ponds-streams-6\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Watershed Watch seeks volunteers to monitor lakes, ponds, streams"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tVolunteer monitors play critical roles

\nin local, regional, national efforts to assess water quality<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. — March 14, 2006 — When state and federal environmental officials need detailed information about the health of many of Rhode Island\u2019s water bodies, they turn to a database filled with measurements collected not by scientists or regulators but by ordinary Rhode Islanders committed to protecting their neighborhood ponds, streams and bays. <\/p>\n


\nThat data is playing an increasingly important role as more and more efforts to monitor the health of the environment are launched.<\/p>\n


\nTo ensure that this vital stream of data continues to flow, the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Watershed Watch program, one of oldest and most comprehensive water quality monitoring efforts in the country, is seeking additional volunteers to monitor water bodies in 2006. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe data collected by our volunteers is used by policy makers, regulators and state and local officials to make decisions that affect the environmental health of the state and its residents,\u201d said Elizabeth Herron, Watershed Watch program coordinator.<\/p>\n


\nWater quality data collected by Watershed Watch volunteers has long been used by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and now it is also playing a key role in the state\u2019s Environmental Monitoring Collaborative, which was established by the governor following the Greenwich Bay fish kill in 2003 to keep a closer eye on Rhode Island\u2019s environmental health.<\/p>\n


\nThe data will soon also be incorporated into a national scientific review of lake water quality being launched next year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n


\nWatershed Watch works with about 350 volunteers to monitor the water quality at more than 200 sites on more than 100 water bodies throughout the state. With the monitoring season beginning soon, Herron and Watershed Watch director Linda Green are seeking additional volunteers in just about every community in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\nAn introduction to the Watershed Watch program and classroom training for new Watershed Watch volunteers will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 9 a.m. and repeated Tuesday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Coastal Institute building on 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston campus. Required field training will take place on April 8, 22 or 29, depending on the site the volunteer will be monitoring. The program is sponsored by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Cooperative Extension in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, and many local organizations.<\/p>\n


\nVolunteers come from all walks of life and are of all ages, occupations, educational backgrounds and interests. Each potential volunteer is matched to a specific location that they will be in charge of monitoring. \u201cIdeally we try to find more than one volunteer per site so they can share monitoring duties. We also have a number of families who monitor together as a way to be outside and environmentally active together,\u201d noted Green. Since ponds, lakes and some salt water sites are monitored at their deepest point, a boat, canoe or kayak is needed, as well as some free time once a week in the middle of the day. River and stream sites, monitored early in the morning at mid-stream, are generally more accessible, with few requiring a boat for access. With monitoring expanded in Greenwich Bay and some salt ponds, additional dockside sites are also available for those without boats.<\/p>\n


\nThe monitoring season begins in May and ends in mid-October. Once a week on a day of their choice, volunteers monitor for water clarity and temperature. Every two weeks they also monitor algae concentrations and dissolved oxygen. On several designated dates, volunteers collect water samples that are analyzed at 溏心vlog免费B站 for nutrients, acidity and bacteria. <\/p>\n


\nFor more information or to register to become a 溏心vlog免费B站 Watershed Watch volunteer, contact Herron at 401-874-4552 or at uriww@etal.uri.edu. Visit the program\u2019s web site at www.uri.edu\/ce\/wq\/ for detailed information about the program and its list of 2006 monitoring locations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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