Ever dreamed of being a scientist? Or wanted to do more to protect your favorite water body? The University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch, which has collected water quality data on lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, streams and the marine environment throughout southern New England for four decades, is seeking volunteer water quality monitors, with training to begin in April.
A URI Cooperative Extension program, Watershed Watch volunteers help researchers understand how snowy winters, storm-water runoff, and droughts contribute to bacteria and surface algal blooms, affecting water quality. With…..