Maine • Entered by Theo Pratt on September 2, 2019
Weskeag River Water Monitoring Project
June 1, 2019 – August 31, 2019
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 20 |
| Post Admin hours | 16 |
| Activity Hours | 64 |
| Participants | 7 |
| Total Hours | 484 |
Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Stream/river sampled (192 site(s)/plot(s))
Outcome 2: Data analysis (8)
Short Description of Activity
Bi-weekly sampling at eight sites in three teams of 2 – 3 volunteers. Bacterial samples delivered to two different labs for analysis. Spreadsheets maintained of data collected.
Reflection/Evaluation
We are continuing a study of the health of the Weskeag Marsh and Estuary to establish a long-term record of temperature, dissolved oxygen, specific conductivity, salinity and bacteria present. This data is collected from June 1 to Sept 30 and is reported to Maine DEP. We expect to continue this project next year.