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River Watch
Introducing students and teachers to water quality monitoring with the help of the Interpretive Centre
River Watch, a program of the Red River Centre for Watershed Education, has teachers, students and citizens teaming up to monitor the water quality of selected rivers and streams in the Red River watershed. The program is delivered in Manitoba by the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre.
The Red River Basin River Watch Monitoring Program, or River Watch, began in Minnesota in 1995. The watershed-wide (Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba) program provides hands-on, ‘real world’, science opportunities for participating students, teachers and citizens. With some training, participants collect, analyze, and share water samples and data.
The program provides leadership experiences for students, promotes community understanding of the importance of watersheds, and contributes to a greater understanding of baseline water quality in the Red River Basin. Water sampling is done on a regular basis; usually once a month throughout the open water season. In Manitoba, the information is also added to the Interpretive Centre’s interactive GIS community mapping project.
Contact us to participate in River Watch.
