Have you ever wanted to collect and test water, using those skills you learned in High School biology and chemistry? Sign up to volunteer for Snapshot Day. This is an annual community water quality monitoring event where volunteers assist in gathering and testing water from the rivers and streams that flow into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This year the event will be held on May 7, 2011, from 9am to 1pm.
Volunteers are trained to monitor temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, electrical conductivity and transparency in the field and collect water samples for laboratory analysis of nutrients and bacteria levels.
Trainings will be held on the following dates (please plan on attending one training):
Santa Cruz: Sunday, May 1, 12-3 pm at the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, Public Meeting Room, 365 Lake Avenue, Suite A, Santa Cruz
Monterey: Saturday, April 30, 12-3 pm at REI in Marina
San Mateo: Monday, May 2, 6-8 pm at the San Gregorio General Store
Cambria: Tuesday, May 3, 5-7 pm
To get involved, please contact the Coastal Watershed Council at: 831-464-9200 or via email at: djchirco@coastalws.org.