Day In The Life Of A River
A state wide, one day, field based community science program to assess and create a snapshot of the current health of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers
The Schoharie River Center will be joining the DEC and other community organizations across the state for a day of water quality testing along the Mohawk watershed. We will have three testing sites:
-Esperance, NY: Duanesburgh HS students on the Schoharie Creek
-Schenectady, NY: Schenectady HS students on the Mohawk River
-Schenectady, NY, after school at Central Park, open to the public (3:30-5:30pm)
Schenectady, NY
Community Water Sampling at Central Park
Wednesday, Oct 15th - 3:30 to 5:30pm
Students and community members are welcome to join the SRC as we test the water from the lake and streams in Central Park. We will conduct a Bio-Assessment (collect and catalogue what macro-invertebrate life is present in the water), and a set of basic water chemistries (Testing the water for pH, Alkalinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Conductivity, Nitrate – Nitrogen, and Orthophosphate). Learn the methods, and help collect significant data that will be reported back to the NY State DEC.
Meeting at the Central Park Pavilion
For questions and more information on how you or students can get involved, please reach out to us by phone or email. This is a free program, but we need participants to let us know they will be joining us.
