Hoosier Riverwatch Training Provides Hands-On Volunteer Training For Water Monitoring
May 23, 2023 at 9:41 p.m.
Hoosier Riverwatch Training Provides Hands-On Volunteer Training For Water Monitoring
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To ensure that water is safe, testing is necessary – and a strong, knowledgeable team of volunteers is needed to make it happen. Thanks to the Hoosier Riverwatch program, thousands of volunteers are trained to monitor their local streams, rivers and lakes all across the state, according to the release.
Through training workshops offered each year by the Department of Environmental Management, Hoosier Riverwatch transforms citizens into frontline scientists capturing data important to monitoring the health of water.
Anyone with an interest in water quality, the environment and education is invited to participate in the next Hoosier Riverwatch training on June 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the North Webster Community Center. Portions of the hands-on training will take place in the Tippecanoe River. The training is presented in partnership by the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District and The Watershed Foundation. Although a reservation is required to attend, the event is free of charge.
Lyn Crighton, executive director of The Watershed Foundation, said, "As individuals grasp the essentials of stream monitoring, they embark on a lifelong journey that not only contributes to the well-being of our environment, but also brings personal fulfillment. To safeguard our water for future generations, it is imperative that we cultivate an understanding and deep appreciation for conservation that will sustain us in the long run."
The workshop will provide general education in water-quality issues and hands-on training in monitoring the health of rivers and streams through physical, chemical and biological testing. After the training, volunteers can perform stream testing for a wide variety of possible pollutants. They then submit their data to a statewide volunteer monitoring data base that makes the information available to anyone.
Check out www.hoosierriverwatch.com to find water-quality data collected by program graduates and to discover where monitoring has taken place.
For reservations, specific location and directions, contact Paige Hubner at The Watershed Foundation at paige@watershedfoundation or 574-834-3242.
To learn more about Riverwatch, visit https://www.in.gov/idem/riverwatch/hoosier-riverwatch-workshops/.
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To ensure that water is safe, testing is necessary – and a strong, knowledgeable team of volunteers is needed to make it happen. Thanks to the Hoosier Riverwatch program, thousands of volunteers are trained to monitor their local streams, rivers and lakes all across the state, according to the release.
Through training workshops offered each year by the Department of Environmental Management, Hoosier Riverwatch transforms citizens into frontline scientists capturing data important to monitoring the health of water.
Anyone with an interest in water quality, the environment and education is invited to participate in the next Hoosier Riverwatch training on June 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the North Webster Community Center. Portions of the hands-on training will take place in the Tippecanoe River. The training is presented in partnership by the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District and The Watershed Foundation. Although a reservation is required to attend, the event is free of charge.
Lyn Crighton, executive director of The Watershed Foundation, said, "As individuals grasp the essentials of stream monitoring, they embark on a lifelong journey that not only contributes to the well-being of our environment, but also brings personal fulfillment. To safeguard our water for future generations, it is imperative that we cultivate an understanding and deep appreciation for conservation that will sustain us in the long run."
The workshop will provide general education in water-quality issues and hands-on training in monitoring the health of rivers and streams through physical, chemical and biological testing. After the training, volunteers can perform stream testing for a wide variety of possible pollutants. They then submit their data to a statewide volunteer monitoring data base that makes the information available to anyone.
Check out www.hoosierriverwatch.com to find water-quality data collected by program graduates and to discover where monitoring has taken place.
For reservations, specific location and directions, contact Paige Hubner at The Watershed Foundation at paige@watershedfoundation or 574-834-3242.
To learn more about Riverwatch, visit https://www.in.gov/idem/riverwatch/hoosier-riverwatch-workshops/.
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