Water Quality Monitor Training Program
Looking for a volunteer opportunity this summer? The first Water Quality Monitor training session is April 18th 6-8:30pm at James City County Marina, 20154 Jamestown Rd.
We need your help as a citizen scientist, collecting water samples and recording data to track the environmental health of the River! During a Water Quality Monitor training session, we will introduce you to the types of harmful bacteria, and provide an overview of sampling methods and analysis. Volunteers will also learn to collect turbidity and temperature data from the field. Sampling will occur weekly from May to September, and data will be made available to the public on JRA’s James River Watch website www.thejamesriver.org/jrw
No monitoring or science background is required. JRA will assign volunteers to sampling teams, and work with each volunteer to help establish a sampling schedule that fits individual schedules/availability. Volunteers already participating in JRA’s RiverRat project may count their water monitoring work as an “action project.”
For additional information or to register for a training session
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