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Citizen Lake Monitoring - Training / Workshops
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Purpose
The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, the core of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, involves over 1000 citizen volunteers statewide. The goals are to collect high quality data, to educate and empower volunteers, and to share this data and knowledge. Volunteers measure water clarity, using the Secchi Disk method, as an indicator of water quality. This information is then used to determine the lakes trophic state. Volunteers may also collect chemistry, temperature, and dissolved oxygen data, as well as identify and map plants, watch for the first appearance of Eurasian Water Milfoil near boat landings, or or alert officials about zebra mussel invasions on Wisconsin lakes.
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Project Type
Citizen Lake Monitoring
Project Sub Type
State, County or Regional Coordination
Project ID
CLMN-TrainingAndWorkshops
Year Started
2009
Status
Active