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

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

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

New Jersey WMAs

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

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

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

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

Macro-invertebrate survey

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

Invasive Species Purple loosestrife Purple loosestrife Tree of Heaven Tree of Heaven

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

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

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

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