The Squam Lakes Association's water-quality data set is the oldest in the northeast, and we need YOU to help keep it going. Volunteer water quality monitoring is a great way to get involved in the Squam community, get outside, and contribute to important research. Join LRCC members Hunter and Carolina to learn how to conduct water sampling on Saturday, May 17, from 1 pm – 4 pm.
The purpose of this training is to get folks out on the water and show them an example site. We will meet at the SLA headquarters and then take a water vessel out to Piper's Cove. After this training, volunteers will be ready to perform water monitoring on their own and return data to the SLA. Attendance to this training does not mean a commitment to long-term volunteer monitoring, but we encourage everyone to come learn the process and consider joining this program, which depends on volunteer support to function.
SLA has been building its water quality data set since 1978. Our volunteer network is crucial to gathering samples and measurements at 16 of our deep-water monitoring sites across the watershed. One of these sites could be near your home.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult, and registration is required for this event.
This event is now full, but you may sign up below to join the wait list. We will notify you for future volunteer training days, and if one of the registered participants cannot make this event, we will also contact you to see if you are available to fill their spot.
Volunteers should bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, and appropriate clothing, as we will be out on the water for a few hours. Be prepared for your hands and arms to get wet as we take water quality measurements.
Meet your guides
Hunter Hine is an LRCC member serving as a Volunteer Program Assistant with the SLA for the 2025 season. He hails from Baltimore County, Maryland, where he previously worked in journalism and public affairs. He loves wading into streams and waving around a fly-fishing rod for hours. Sometimes, he catches a fish that way.
Carolina Swindel is an LRCC member serving as a Watershed Resource Assistant with the SLA. She is from Sacramento, California, and spent the last year serving as an AmeriCorps Member with the Watershed Management Unit at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. In her off time, she enjoys painting, hiking, knitting, and spending time in or near bodies of water.
Location
Squam Lakes Association
Meet in the great room and we will head out to Piper Cove .
The Lakes Region Conservation Corps (LRCC) is an AmeriCorps service program that develops skills and experiences for conservation professionals. The program provides hands-on conservation work experience and numerous certifications over a broad range of areas
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