Volunteer Monitoring

Data University of Rhode Island Watershed Watch: Historical data Volunteers Monitor Buckeye Brook Watershed in the Winter Most of the monitoring performed by the University of Rhode Island Watershed Watch Program (URIWW) is done from April to October. However, there…

Volunteer Monitoring

Volunteer monitoring through URI’s Watershed Watch program (URIWW) includes measuring water clarity, algae concentration, dissolved oxygen, temperature, alkalinity, pH, nutrients, and bacteria at each site. URIWW trains volunteers on proper monitoring procedures to ensure high-quality data and provides them with…

Volunteer Monitoring

Value to Management Fills gaps in water quality monitoring: Volunteer monitoring provides data on water quality in lakes and ponds for which there is little data otherwise collected. Supports water management decisions: The data produced by this monitoring supplement state…