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Stream Monitoring

Every spring, the Sourland Conservancy partners with The Watershed Institute, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassadors to offer a stream monitoring training program.

People working in a shallow river among trees on a sunny day.

This program trains volunteers to collect high-quality biological data for stream health assessments

Volunteers are trained and certified to collect data that meets the standards for submission to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Group of people collecting samples or observing in a shallow creek in a forest, wearing boots and hats.

The training includes …

Two people in waders standing in a shallow creek in a forest, examining samples from the water in containers, with a yellow bucket nearby.

Evaluating overall stream health

A white bucket filled with water containing dead critters, insects, and some ice cubes.

Identifying macroinvertebrates

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