Welcome to URI Watershed Watch

The URI Watershed Watch program works with local communities to assess water quality, and provide information for more effective management of critical water resources. URI Watershed Watch helps local governments, watershed, tribal and other organizations to recruit and train volunteers to become citizen scientists gathering detailed, quality assured monitoring data. Our comprehensive watershed-based program focuses on long-term ecological monitoring of RI's fresh and salt water resources including lakes, ponds, streams and coastal waters. We provide training, equipment, supplies and analytical services tailored to organizational needs, while meeting strict quality assurance and quality control guidelines in the field and in our state-certified laboratory. Click here to learn more!

Recent Monitoring Data - 2008 Bacteria Results
(Updating daily - last updated 8/19/08)

Blue Water Task Force Data (Fecal coliform and enterococci)
Lakes Bacteria (Enterococci)
Tributaries Bacteria (Enterococci)
Rivers & Streams Bacteria (Enterococci)
Tidal Rivers and Tributaries Bacteria (Fecal coliform and enterococci for Narrow River and other estuarine sites)
Greenwich Bay Bacteria (Enterococci)
Salt Pond Coalition Sites (Fecal coliform and enterococci)
Block Island Great Salt Pond Watershed (Fecal coliform and enterococci)

Upcoming Events:

Next water collections:
Salt Pond Coalition: August 20th - 21st, 2008
Save The Bay and Clean Up Stonington Harbor:
Thursday August 21st, 2008

Beware of road and parking lot closures due to construction - Access to our labs via Flagg Road and main entrance ONLY!

Call 401-874-2905 if you need to make arrangements for an earlier dropoff date or with questions regarding parking, etc.

If you missed your scheduled sampling dates please call up as soon as possible to make arrangements for dropping off mid-summer samples!

Getting Involved -
No prior experience is needed to become a URI Watershed Watch citizen scientist - just an interest in getting out on your favorite lake, pond, stream or bay to gather information on about a weekly basis mid-day from May through October. Monitoring teams are encouraged, and actively recruited to help share the work. Click here for more information.