Volunteer: Water Quality Training

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 LRCC members Hunter and Carolina to learn how to conduct water sampling on Saturday, April 19, from 1 pm – 4 pm. The purpose of this training is to get folks out on the water and show them an example site. We will meet at the SLA headquarters and then take a water vessel out to Piper's Cove. After this training, volunteers will be ready to perform water monitoring on their own and return data to the SLA. Attendance to this training does not mean a commitment to long-term volunteer monitoring, but we encourage everyone to come learn the process and consider joining this program, which depends on volunteer support to function. SLA has been building its water quality data set since 1978. Our volunteer network is crucial to gathering samples and measurements at 16 of our deep-water monitoring sites across the watershed. Without your support, we could miss out on important data. Water quality data informs our understanding of the watershed and helps direct the actions we take to conserve it. With each site offering unique insights into the lake’s health, every location counts. This role is perfect for frequent boaters and kayakers on Squam Lake, who can incorporate this fun and much needed activity into their recreation time. One of these sites could be near your home, and if you lack a boat, dock, or lake access, then we can provide the information and resources you need to reach monitoring locations. Minors must be accompanied by an adult, and registration is required for this event. 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.