AT: Advanced Water Quality Citizen Scientist Training

In Person (San Marcos, TX). Reserve a Spot. Space is Limited.

Prerequisites: The following prerequisites are required to participate in the Advanced training:

• Must at least 14 years of age (9th grade).
• Must have completed either the Standard Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Training or the Probe Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Training.
• Must have at least 6 months of core monitoring experience.

Texas Stream Team Standard Advanced citizen scientists are certified by completing a three-phase training that measures the physical and chemical parameters of water mentioned above.

We ask citizen scientists to make a commitment to monitor at least one site monthly for at least one year. Citizen scientists performing water quality are encouraged to monitor their site(s) monthly at the same time of day each month. For example, a possible monitoring schedule would be the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. Adherence to a consistent monitoring time is crucial because the physical and chemical parameters fluctuate over a 24-hour period. Monitoring takes approximately one to two hours depending on the time spent traveling to the site

Location will be within the city of San Marcos (determined a week prior) at either:

• Meadows Center property,
• a City of San Marcos public park,
• or River Foundation property.

We will learn indoors, outdoors, and along shorelines, so please come prepared for the environment & weather! Training locations are generally accessible but may require participants to move over dirt track, trail, & shorelines. All locations have free parking within a 3-10 minute walk from our initial meeting location.

Advanced monitoring is intended to build on a Standard Core monitoring session, and involves performing tests for nitrate-nitrogen, orthophosphate, turbidity, and streamflow using wet chemistry kit & observation; some fine motor control is necessary to participate.

To find out more information or reserve a spot, please contact:
Adam Berglund (Coordinator – San Marcos River Rangers)
[email protected]

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