Stroud Water Research Center
After examining water quality data from community scientists, researchers say it has value, but volunteers need support.
Researchers compared sensor accuracy, precision, and response under controlled conditions. Learn what the data shows.
Oviedo-Vargas, D., M. Peipoch, S.H. Ensign, D. Bressler, D.B. Arscott, and J.K. Jackson. 2024. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 22(6): e2748.
You’ll learn the skills necessary to assemble, program, and deploy a water monitoring station, with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun!
Open source technology is helping federal agencies collect high-quality environmental data without the hassle and high costs of proprietary options.
Carol Armstrong shares how knowledge she gained from collecting high-quality data in streams empowered her as a clean-water advocate in her community.
She found a purpose making water data accessible. Now she’s pursuing graduate research in the watershed where she empowered community scientists.
Real-time chlorophyll sensors can be used to determine the origins of algae in rivers and streams.
Not all algae are harmful but too much can be deadly. Why? Because when they die, the blooms feed bacteria that rob the water of oxygen.
The project aims to document the current ecological status and health of the river and seeks to engage and educate a diverse set of river users and residents.