1. Volunteer Monitoring Within New Jerseys Watershed Management Area #4 Dr. Richard Pardi & Dr. Michael Sebetich William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey

2. Monitoring the Urban Watershed A sense of place A sense of place Who does what Who does what What to look for What to look for Historical perspective Historical perspective Issues Issues

3. New Jersey WMAs

4. WMA #4 Physiographic framework Physiographic framework The urban watershed The urban watershed

5. Volunteer Diversity Water Watch Volunteers Water Watch Volunteers Students - University and K-12 Students - University and K-12 Community Groups Community Groups Environmental Organizations Environmental Organizations

6. The watershed – What makes it tick? Biology Biology Water Quality Water Quality Water Quantity Water Quantity Visual Surveys Visual Surveys

7. Water Quality Biota Macro-invertebrates Macro-invertebrates Fish Fish Micro-biology Micro-biology Invasive species Invasive species

8. Macro-invertebrate survey

9. Fish Surveys & Microbiology Electro-shocking – complex & risky – not a common component of volunteer surveys Electro-shocking – complex & risky – not a common component of volunteer surveys Fecal coliform sampling for establishing TMDLs Fecal coliform sampling for establishing TMDLs

10. Invasive Species Purple loosestrife Purple loosestrife Tree of Heaven Tree of Heaven

11. Water Quality Field electronics pH DO Conductivity Temperature Field electronics pH DO Conductivity Temperature Kits P N DO Turbidity Kits P N DO Turbidity

12. Visual Surveys What to survey discharge? geese? pets? What to survey discharge? geese? pets? How to survey it How to survey it How to record How to record How to analyze How to analyze How to report How to report

13. History – Shifts in Emphasis Background – what is going on? Background – what is going on? Dimension – how good/how bad? Dimension – how good/how bad? Support the effort – TMDL, etc. Support the effort – TMDL, etc. Settling down – watershed education Settling down – watershed education

14. Issues Access - monitoring in the urban environment Access - monitoring in the urban environment Continuity – keeping up momentum Continuity – keeping up momentum Quality – expectations and realities Quality – expectations and realities