Volunteer: Water Quality Day

Description

The Squam Lakes Association's water-quality data set is the oldest in the northeast, and we need YOU to help keep it going. Volunteer water quality monitoring is a great way to get involved in the Squam community, get outside, and contribute to important research. Join us to collect a water column sample and a data profile at two of our monitoring sites on Sunday, July 20, from 9am – 3 pm.

The purpose of this excursion is to get folks out on the water and show them how the SLA and its volunteers collect water quality data. Participants will get hands-on experience using our equipment from the boat. We will meet at the SLA headquarters and then head out to Loon Reef and Moultonborough Bay to complete two water samples. Once we're finished, we will dock on Moon or Bowman Island to eat lunch and take in the scenic views. For more information, or to sign up for this volunteer program, visit the SLA website (squamlakes.org) or contact the SLA directly (603-968-7336).

The SLA has been building its water quality data set since 1978. Our volunteer network is crucial to gathering samples and measurements at our deep-water monitoring sites across the watershed. Water quality data informs our understanding of the watershed and helps direct the actions we take to conserve it. Each site offers unique insights into the lake’s health, so every location counts.

The Squam Lakes Association is dedicated to conserving for public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and resources of the watershed. In collaboration with local and state partners the SLA promotes the protection, careful use and shared enjoyment of the lakes, mountains, forests, open spaces and wildlife of the Squam Lakes Region.