Eastern Sierra Watershed Project

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to a lack of volunteers, this program was suspended in 2009.

The goal of the Eastern Sierra Watershed Project is to familiarize students with their local streams by using hands-on science to determine the relative health of the ecosystem. At fun and fast-paced water quality testing stations, students learn in-depth lessons about water acidity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, hardness, turbidity, and nitrates. They also learn about the role of macro-invertebrates, fish, stream flow, and riparian vegetation in stream ecosystems. This program allows the students to assess stream health in the their own back yard.

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Photos of ESWP in the field

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