Volunteer Training: Stream Assessment

Want to get outside and help the Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) protect local waterways?  We are looking for volunteers to conduct visual environmental assessments of streams in our watershed. Visual assessments are conducted at stream reaches throughout the region twice each year, and they help us know what is happening along our streams.

Visual assessment volunteers record information such as stream depth, width, the presence of streambank erosion, and more! So, if you like spending time outdoors and love the peace of mind that comes along with knowing that you make a real difference to our local environment, attend our volunteer training session and become a GSWA visual assessment volunteer this spring!

Training also includes instruction on conducting macroinvertebrate assessments which measure water health by studying populations of bugs, worms, insects, and other small, spineless aquatic wildlife.

This training is conducted in partnership with the AmeriCorp’s New Jersey Watershed Ambassador Program.

Advanced registration helps us better organize our volunteer activities, and allows us to contact you if plans change.

Register online at GreatSwamp.org or call 973-538-3500 x22 to register by telephone.

Volunteers must be 15 or older to participate. GSWA requests that all volunteers sign a waiver before undertaking any activity with risk of personal injury.