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Community Science Programs

Community science is a growing movement, and there are now more ways than ever to get involved. Below, you’ll find resources from a wide range of groups, organizations, and networks working in freshwater community science.

Would you like to volunteer with an organized group? Explore watershed report cards or access real-time water quality data? Contribute data using your phone?

By connecting with these groups and networks, you can be part of an early warning system—helping to identify pollution or contamination before it spreads and paving the way for action to protect our local environment.

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Program Name

bloomWatch

Region

United States

Focus

Algae

Program Name

CABIN

Region

Canada

Focus

Macroinvertebrates

Program Name

Canadian Lakes Loon Survey

Region

Canada

Focus

Birds

Program Name

Citizen Scientists – Rouge Valley

Region

Toronto

Focus

Endangered and invasive aquatic species monitoring

Program Name

City Streamwatch

Region

Ottawa

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

CLOCA’s Smart Watershed

Region

Central Lake Ontario

Focus

Program Name

CoastReach

Region

Canada

Focus

Water level

Program Name

CoCoRaHs

Region

United States

Focus

Program Name

Crowdhydrology

Region

United States

Focus

Water level

Program Name

CyAN project (EPA)

Region

United States

Focus

Algae

Program Name

Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative

Region

United States

Focus

Algae

Program Name

CyanoScope

Region

United States

Focus

Algae

Program Name

CyanoTracker

Region

United States

Focus

Algae

Program Name

Ecospark Changing Currents

Region

Lake Ontario

Focus

Ecosystem health

Program Name

ERCA Watershed Health

Region

Lake Erie

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Freshwater Watch

Region

Global

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Icewatch

Region

Canada

Focus

Ice

Program Name

Lake Erie Volunteer Science Network

Region

Lake Erie

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Lake Partner Program

Region

Ontario

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Love Your Lake – Watersheds Canada

Region

Canada

Focus

Shoreline assessment

Program Name

Marsh Monitoring Program

Region

Canada

Focus

Birds

Program Name

Nurdle Patrol

Region

United States, Mexico, and Canada

Focus

Plastics monitoring

Program Name

Save Our Streams

Region

United States

Focus

Stream monitoring

Program Name

Secchi Dip-In

Region

North America

Focus

Water clarity

Program Name

Swim Drink Fish

Region

Great Lakes

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Three Waters Foundation

Region

Great Lakes

Focus

Plastics monitoring

Program Name

URBAN at McMaster University

Region

Hamilton

Focus

Water quality

Program Name

Water Rangers

Region

Canada

Focus

Water quality

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