Assistance with our various fundraisers is also needed. Aside from the variety of wild inhabitants, thousands of human visitors annually come to enjoy the beauty of the reserve. To insure their enjoyment as well as the health and welfare of its inhabitants, there is always a need for assistance in trail maintenance, landscaping and repair work. Our comprehensive water monitoring programs train volunteers to conduct simple yet extremely useful tests of local waterways at various targeted points within the watershed region. The results of these tests are managed on a computer database and are published in seasonal progress reports shared with the Department of Environmental Protection, municipal authorities and interested citizens.
Volunteers receive in-depth field training and attend workshops.
They.are assigned in teams of two to a designated sampling station which they will monitor on Saturdays twice monthly. They conduct simple tests to measure parameters including nitrates, phosphates, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Individuals conduct biological assessments of our waterways. Volunteers are trained to conduct analysis of macroinvertebrates, which will help us asses the health, quality and biodiversity of our waterways. Alternate Monitors are needed to fill in for regular monitors when their schedules or an illness prevents them from being able to get out to the water on any given Saturday.