2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/24/2018 | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | ADOPTING PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE | 320
ADOPTING PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE
Citizen science provides a useful tool for monitoring natural resources and increasing awareness of the services these provide. In this presentation we will highlight a partnership established between Georgia Southern University and the Ogeechee Riverkeeper to provide training, tools, awareness and educational opportunities to students and residents through the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program. Through this partnership we’ve developed a series of workshops that can be incorporated to high school and university courses, as well as local community groups, leading to yearly volunteer certifications in three areas of monitoring: chemical, bacterial, and macroinvertebrates. To date, the partnership has been incorporated readily into two university courses, two high school courses, multiple university organizations, and citizen groups to train over 100 volunteers in 3 years. In addition, a continuous dataset has been developed for a creek at the Georgia Southern University Statesboro campus where monthly data has been recorded spanning the 3-years of the program. Our goal is to continue developing educational programs with the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of having healthy freshwater ecosystems, while also providing opportunities for citizens to contribute to our monitoring efforts for streams in the region.
- Collaborations
- Monitoring
- Water Quality
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Checo Colon-Gaud
(), Georgia Southern University, jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu;
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Luke Roberson
(), Ogeechee Riverkeeper, luke@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org;
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