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1 person is interested
Urban Watch Monitoring Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Coastal Watershed Council
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1 person is interested
Do you want to gain some water quality monitoring skills and learn more about your Capitola watershed? Become an Urban Watch monitoring volunteer.
Urban Watch is a program that monitors urban runoff entering our storm drains, streams and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary during the dry season (June - September). Over the course of the summer, volunteers perform in-field analysis on flows from storm drains on, Soquel Creek and Nobel Gulch Creek looking for our most common "urban pollutants" like chlorine, copper and detergent.
As a volunteer you get to spend time outside near your local streams and gain valuable water quality monitoring skills. We will train you in collecting field measurements and water samples for bacteria, nutrients and copper analysis. No chemistry background or prior monitoring experience is necessary to participate.
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About Coastal Watershed Council
Location:
345 Lake Avenue, Suite F, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, US
Mission Statement
The Coastal Watershed Council was formed in response to the declining health of the watersheds of the Monterey Bay region. Our mission is to restore the watersheds of our region and teach our residents how to become stewards of their local creeks and streams.
Description
The Coastal Watershed Council is a non-profit organization working in watershed education, research, and conservation. We collect and analyze data on coastal streams and rivers in the central coast area of California. These data are collected by trained teams of volunteers and disseminated to local, state, and federal agencies to promote best management practices for our riparian lands and waterways. The Coastal Watershed Council is committed to the preservation and protection of coastal watersheds through education, research, and community outreach. CWC promotes the health of riparian ecosystems through stewardship, advocacy, restoration, and proper management practices.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
420 Capitola AveCapitola, CA 95010
DATE POSTED
May 25, 2016
SKILLS
- Environmental Science
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18