The Climax-Shelly River Watch Program has been established as a volunteer monitoring program to provide water quality information to local, county, and state levels. The Sand Hill River corridor as it appears in the fall of the year. Current conditions such as vegetative covering, land usage, and climactic conditions are recorded at each sampling site.
Students use the drop tray to retrieve the samples of water used for testing.
The tray is lowered into the river from a bridge with a long rope. The bottles are then taken back to the lab for various testing. Geological Survey Anyone interested in learning more about the River Watch Program is welcome to join us for the next testing date.