Bacteria Monitoring Training for Volunteers

Citizen Scientists are needed to take samples from our local creeks to test for bacteria. After attending a training session, volunteers will be assigned to a team to monitor at sites along the Little Falls or Willett Branches. The sampling is done every Wednesday morning before 9:30 am from June 1 to mid September. The process takes 30 minutes. It’s not necessary to be available every week as people will work in teams, but volunteers must be available to sample on Wednesday mornings. There is no flexibility there as all samples are sent to the lab and processed Wednesday at noon.

Please contact Sarah Morse, stormwater@LFWA.org, if you are interested in coming joining our team and she can give you details. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a supervised supervising adult. Pre-approved for MCPS SSL hours.