Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring

Winter monitoring has its own genre of beauty! Enjoy these photos taken along the Conodoguinet Creek by Stream Team monitor Greg John. Such gorgeous shots! Remember to tag your monitoring photos with #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork to share your site with us and other volunteer monitors

As we have all adjusted our ways through 2020, we have learned so much about our selves and communities. The adjustments you've made and lessons you've learned will carry you far. May your new year be filled with good health, light, and abundance! Happy New Year! ALLARM

Happy Kwanzaa! May this time be filled with peace, contentment, and joy for you and yours. Wishing you a safe holiday and good health! -ALLARM

May your holiday season be filled with warmth, joy, and love. Our holidays are a bit nontraditional this year-- it is important to remember that many folks have nontraditional holidays every year. Sending extra warmth to those that need some. Merry Christmas from us at ALLARM.

We hope you and yours are staying safe, especially this flu season. Be sure to keep hands washed and distance from non-household members to protect our community. To review our COVID-19 Monitoring guidelines, click here: https://www.dickinson.edu///covid-19_safety_guidelines.pdf

Happy Hanukkah to those in our community who observe! May this holiday bring peace and light to you and yours.

As the holidays approach, we want to emphasize the importance of community. At ALLARM, we are lucky to implement togetherness in a variety of forms, building meaningful connections amongst volunteers, students, and community partners. We are reaching out to you this holiday season to implement togetherness and send some light to your community, as everyone's experience with this time may look different to one another. Sending light to you, friends! ALLARM

In continuation of our gratitude, we would like to thank ALLARM watershed coordinators for the work you have contributed to this year. Your commitment to ALLARM has gone a significantly long way with helping us adjust to the obstacles of 2020. Best of luck with exams. Remember who you are--shining stars. May you have a rejuvenating break and stay safe! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

ALLARM volunteers, We are grateful for your dedication to volunteer monitoring throughout this unpredictable year. The time you dedicate to monitoring and understanding your streams, especially during multiple global crises, is invaluable. Thank you for participating in our virtual programming, and being willing to partake in PPE-wearing, socially-distant equipment exchanges! From us at ALLARM, have a warm and safe holiday. #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

During this week, we would like to express gratitude to all of the folks who make ALLARM what we are! Today, we say a special thank you to the partners we have met and maintained relationships with over time. Thank you for the strong connections you have made with us, and for pushing through a difficult year. Sending warmth and gratitude to you over this holiday season. #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

Happy Monday, folks! Ever wonder what a virtual conference looks like during the pandemic? Watershed Coordinators Phoebe Galione '21 and Shante Toledo '21 reflect on the 15th annual Chesapeake Bay Forum and its virtual adaptations here: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/allarm/chesapeake-bay-forum-2020/

Thank you, @dickinsoncollege student Watershed Coordinators for an action-packed semester despite global circumstances. The resilience of this crew has truly made movements in a multitude of ways at ALLARM! With 2020 being an interesting year, we are grateful to have a team as amazing as these folks. #GoTeam ... #volunteermonitoring #volmon #citizenscience #citsci #waterqualitymonitoring #streameorkmakesthedreamwork #covid19 #students #remotework #workfromhome #dreamteam See more

Catch our latest blog post by Watershed Coordinator and Dickinson College student Grace Messimer, who reflects on the virtual adaptations of Stream Team programming. Click the link below to read more! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork... http://blogs.dickinson.edu//a-virtual-chemical-monitoring/

With the academic semester coming to a close, we are excited to celebrate Watershed Coordinator Abby Kaija Abby has been with ALLARM since her first year at @dickinsoncollege as a Montgomery Service Leader with an interest in community engagement within environmental monitoring! Since then, Abby has contributed to preparation for countless chemical monitoring workshops and has helped shape how ALLARM uses macroinvertebrates as a tool for stream monitoring in our volunt...eer trainings. Abby, thank you for your enthusiasm, joy, and dedication to clean water and communities. May your journey beyond the limestone be as amazing as you! Love, ALLARMies Show Abby some love below See more

Join the Yellow Breeches Watershed Association next Thursday, 11/19 for a virtual evening of community and education! Hear from Rebecca Davis, Stormwater Program Manager of Lower Allen Township, and learn how you can get involved within your watershed. To register, email [email protected]

#TBT to last week where Julie Vastine, Director of ALLARM, held a session at the virtual #ChesForum regarding building community in the workspace for our network in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Highlights from her presentation included virtual office yoga!

It's #ElectionDay and our state is crucial to the decision of the leadership of our country for years to come! Today, we exercise our right to vote for the ecosystems and communities we care so deeply about Head over to the polls! If you havent voted yet and need information about voting in PA, follow the link below: https://www.votespa.com//Pa/Voting-at-a-Polling-Place.aspx

Another blog post is up! Read about ALLARM's presentation at the Conservation District Watershed Specialist webinar series from Watershed Coordinator Olivia Spildooren '21 below: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/allarm/cdws-webinar/

Read about how ALLARM interprets data with volunteers! Watershed Coordinator Phoebe Galione '21 shares her experience with water quality data interpretation in this blog post: http://blogs.dickinson.edu//allegheny-county-data-interpr/

ALLARM had it's inaugural Stream Team equipment distribution event with Penn State Extension-York and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper. Eight new teams signed out equipment and learned tips for using the conductivity meter! Are you a part of ALLARM's Stream Team? Tag your monitoring photos with #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork to be featured on our page ... #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #Waterquality #waterqualitymonitoring #conductivity #temperature #pH #nitratenitrogen #nitrogen #n #water #waterhealth #waterscience #citizenscience #cscience #volunteermonitoring #volmon #citsci #community See more

FLASHBACK Friday to last week, when Assistant Director Suzanne Hartley and Community Science Scpecialist Stephanie Letourneau ventured to pick up the QC samples of Luzerne and Lackawanna Stream Teams! In the first photo, Suzanne and Stephanie (TEAM S) are seen running QC samples for Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Columbia counties! What a busy week in the lab! ... #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #StreamTeam #Waterquality #WaterQualityMonitoring #CitizenScience #CitSci #volunteermonitoring #volmon See more

Join us in welcoming our newest ALLARMie: Community Science Specialist Stephanie Letourneau! Stephanie's had an action-packed 2020 from graduating @instajuniatacollege to spending time at @reef_org and making her way back to PA with us at ALLARM. Stephanie is pictured here at Nay Aug Park in Scranton, PA after enjoying some lunch by the gorge and waterfalls. ... Welcome Stephanie to our community by commenting below! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #Community #Science #SciComm #Lab #WaterQuality #CitizenScience See more

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! We are so excited to have dear friend Dr. Jennifer Shirk of Citizen Science Association share the importance of #CitizenScience with the Dickinson College community. Tune in and liveSTREAM with us at 7PM tonight! http://ow.ly/j5Kl50Bx8mJ

Tomorrow! Join us in hearing from Dr. Jennifer Shirk of the Citizen Science Association!

Join us in exploring cases where scientists, resource managers, and community members take the opportunity to engage and build connections in order to develop shared understandings through research-based partnerships! @ClarkeForum http://ow.ly/tW3350Bx8aM #CitizenScience

Happy Fall Pause to Dickinsonians from us at ALLARM. May you find the time to rest and rejuvenate

Calling all PA Watershed Specialists! We are excited to announce that we will be taking part in the @PAConservation Watershed Specialist Webinar Series on 10/6 by leading a morning session on Study Design! : Joe O'Neill, @DickinsonCol Registration link: contact Molly Burns at [email protected]

Happy Wednesday everyone! If you want to discuss data interpretation strategies sign up for this webinar, today 6pm-7pm. thank you Allegheny County Conservation District for organizing!

HACK THE BAY #Hackathon winners will be announced 09/29! Get excited! This hackathon, in partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton through Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC), aimed to explore data monitoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Today we have a #TBT to last month, when we held our FIRST EVER virtual chemical monitoring workshop! Join us in welcoming Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties to the Stream Team squad! To read about this workshop from the perspective of our Watershed Coordinators, follow the link in our bio. We are looking forward to adapting our programming more during these virtual times.... #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #WaterQuality #WaterQualityMonitoring #VolunteerMonitoring #VolMon #CitizenScience #CitSci #ChemicalMonitoring #pH #Nitrate #Temperature #Conductivity #Streams #Rivers See more

Join us and Allegheny County Conservation District Wednesday 09/30 for a fun, interactive hour that explores the connection between land use, geology, and water quality data. Register with the link below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advocate-for-your-watershed-se

Did you know one in four people aren’t registered to vote ! We’re sure you’ll agree with us when we say that number is TOO HIGH. If you are not yet registered, what are you waiting for? It only takes two minutes! Celebrate #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, and visit www.vote411.org to get #VoteReady TODAY! #VoteForCleanWater

New blog post alert! We had our FIRST VIRTUAL chemical monitoring workshop for Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Watershed Coordinators Isabel Ruff and Phoebe Galione ('21) reflect on the highlights of the workshop. Read more below! http://blogs.dickinson.edu//streaming-stream-team-worksho/

Look who's back in the lab! Watershed Coordinator Shante Toledo! Shante is analyzing turbidity on eight samples from the LeTort Spring Run. #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

Happy Building Campus Inclusion Week! Check out this panel Tuesday night: https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/4371/

We miss you Helen! https://www.chesapeakemonitoringcoop.org//cmc-say-bon-voy/

Earlier this year, Friends of Toms Creek filed a petition with the PA Department of Environmental Protection to re-designate Toms Creek from High Quality to Exceptional Value. The petition is based on data collected in March, displaying that upper Toms Creek achieved percentages that equate the sites to an Exceptional Value stream. The petition has now been accepted for study by the Environmental Quality Board. Toms Creek is a precious natural resource deserving of the highest level of protection offered by the state of Pennsylvania! Check out the blog post below from Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services regarding the petition! https://www.fairshake-els.org/blog/fotc/streamdesignation

Stream Teams!! This is a friendly reminder that your open meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday 08/25 at 6:00 PM. If you haven't already, register with the link below: https://forms.gle/Dgv5tgGh61Zy6KZ69 #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

What a summer! Welcome back, students, faculty, and staff of Dickinson College! We are excited to see how this semester plays out with all of the creative energy that flowed into making a virtual semester possible. Remember to pause, breathe, and lean on one another! Happy Fall Semester

This afternoon, our second equipment training video goes live! *Brush up* on your acid-washing skills at noon today on our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q

Happy #WaterQualityMonth! Join us on Wednesday at noon for the launch of our second equipment video, detailing how to acid-wash monitoring equipment after use! Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q #streamworkmakesthedreamwork #trainingvideos #equipmentvideo #dishwashing #acidwash #streammonitoring #volunteermonitoring #citizenscience #freshwater #rivers #streams #streamscience #streaminglive

AUGUST IS #WaterQualityMonth! Join us in celebrating with the launch of our Equipment Training Videos! Ever forget what was said at a monitoring training? Have no fear, our training videos are here! ... Join us during #WaterQualityMonth for the premiere of our stream monitoring training videos that will be accessible to all via YouTube. Subscribe to us at Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring and be sure to have our post notifications on! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q? First one premiers today at 1PM on how to properly collect a water sample from your streams! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

We love to see it! Watershed Coordinator and Dickinson College alumna, Allison Curley '19, has been combining anthropological and geochemical indicators to formulate a potential timestamp regarding ancient ceremonial drinking vessels of the Inka. It is exciting to see geochemistry provide insights into some longstanding historical and archaeological questions ... Read more by clicking the link below! https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/4326/

The national Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) has awarded us and Dickinson College with a special Community Engagement Award. It means so much for our Dickinson College Center for Civic Learning and Action-CCLA to value and amplify ALLARM’s community engagement work and humbling for the Engagement Scholarship Consortium to select ALLARM for their award." -Julie Vastine, Director of ALLARM and Dickinson alumna. Read more here: https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/432...1/ #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

We need to talk. Again. We are excited that National Park Service Chesapeake Bay invites you to listen into a candid conversation among a group of distinguished Latinx professionals in the conservation community. We will explore the intersection of race, history, and the outdoors, and its relationship to our shared work in connecting ALL people with and conserving Chesapeake’s important places. Be there. Registration link in the flyer! Will be live on YouTube. N...ecesitamos hablar. Otra vez. Estamos emocionados que @chesapeakenps te ha invitado a escuchar a unas conversaciones sinceras desde un grupo de profesionales Latinxs en la comunidad de conservación. Exploraremos la intersección de la raza, la historia, y el medioambiente y la conneción entre nuestro trabajo para conectar la gente con la conservación y protección de los lugares significativos del Chesapeake Bay. ¡Nos vemos! La enlace de registro está en el folleto. Será la transmisión vivo en YouTube. #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #Latinx #LatinoOutdoors #LatinxConservationWeek #LatinoConservationWeek #JEDI #Inclusivity #BIPOCoutdoors #VolunteerMonitoring #VolMon #CitizenScience #CitSci #OutdoorSafety See more

Do you feel #refreshed? We do! Last week, we held a Refresher Training for Stream Team volunteers that consisted of a lot of review on the various techniques we train for to collect water quality data. Our very own Summer Watershed Coordinator Isabel Ruff '21 compiled highlights from this virtual workshop experience, now live on our blog--Link in bio. ... Our COVID-19 safety while monitoring guidelines are documented in our last post and can also be found on our website at dickinson.edu/allarm. If you choose to monitor and want to show off your social distancing techniques or the beauty of your stream, be sure to take some snaps and tag us along with the hashtag #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #COVID #VolunteerMonitoring #VolMon #CitizenScience #CitSci #OutdoorSafety #COVIDSafety #EnvironmentalSafety #SocialDistancing #SocialSolidarity #WaterQuality #WaterQualityMonitoring See more

Last night, we held a Stream Team Refresher meeting as PA is in its "green phase" allowing for our volunteers to monitor their waterways if they feel safe to do so. With new developments on COVID-19 daily, we consolidated information into this guide for Stream Team monitors to follow if you choose to monitor this month! As a reminder, please check the CDC and PA state websites (links in 3rd slide)... If you choose to monitor and want to show off your social distancing techniques or the beauty of your stream, be sure to take some snaps and tag us along with the hashtag #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork STAY SAFE. WASH YOUR HANDS. WEAR A MASK. LOVE EACH OTHER! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #COVID #VolunteerMonitoring #VolMon #CitizenScience #CitSci #OutdoorSafety #COVIDSafety #EnvironmentalSafety #SocialDistancing #SocialSolidarity #WaterQuality #WaterQualityMonitoring See more

Virtual LeTort Vibes. ... #Summer #LeTort #WaterQuality #VolunteerMonitoring #LeTortSpringRun #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork See more

Calling all Stream Team Volunteers! Please join us for our Stream Team Refresher Training on Tuesday, July 14 in preparation to resume monitoring! Brush up on your skills testing water quality, collecting your samples, and learn how to monitor your waterways safely during a pandemic! Register here: https://forms.gle/QPo2Mqxf6fpYG3fF7 ... #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #covid19 #Outdoors #Monitoring #WaterQualityMonitoring #Safety #Refresher See more

Love to see leaders shine!

Today we bid the sweetest farewell to our Community Science Specialist of 3 years and ALLARMie of 6, Helen Schlimm. Helen, thank you for all of your contributions to the field of Citizen Science and Water Quality Monitoring. Your drive, commitment, and empathetic soul is awe-inspiring! We hope that energy is carried to your new home across the big blue salty pond. We love you now and forever! ... #OnceAnALLARMieAlwaysAnALLARMie #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #LetortQueen See more

This week, Penn State Extension shared the accomplishments of our York County Stream team monitors! We also had our first Data Interpretation workshop with York County Stream Team, looking at the trends in data they have collected over the past 18 months! "We love working with volunteers. What an incredible privilege it is to collaborate with individuals who contribute their time to collect data and improve stream health. Volunteers have their own stories, viewpoints, an...d reasons to monitor." -Julie Vastine, Director and Helen Schlimm, Community Science Specialist at ALLARM Check out the article here: http://ow.ly/2cct50AhEhS See more

In New Orleans, one place gay and trans people could gather in still-closeted 1970s was the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar at the corner of Chartres and Iberville S...treets. It was there #OTD 1973 that someone started a fire. Many patrons could not escape as flames whipped through the club. On that terrible night 32 people died. Until the 2016 shooting at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub, it was the deadliest mass killing of LGBT people in American history. It remains the deadliest fire in New Orleans. But for years the tragedy was barely spoken of. The police never questioned or arrested the chief suspect. Some bodies were never claimed. Only two churches allowed memorial services. Three of the victims remain unknown. Today a plaque marks the site of the tragedy. It reads: At this site on June 24, 1973 in the Upstairs Lounge, these thirty-two people lost their lives in the worst fire in New Orleans. The impact went far beyond the loss of individual lives, giving birth to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights movement in New Orleans. Mrs. Willie Inez Warren & Her Sons, Eddie Hosea Warren & James Curtis Warren, Luther Boggs, Rev. William R. Larson, Dr. Perry Lane Waters, Jr., Horace Skip Getchell, Leon Richard Maples, George Steven Matyi, James Wall Hembrick, Larry Stratton, Unidentified White Male, Robert Bob Lumpkin, David Stuart Gary, Guy D. Anderson, Duane George Mitch Mitchell & Louis Horace Broussard, Reginald Adams, Jr., Joseph Henry Adams, Herbert Dean Cooley, Glenn Richard Dick Green, Unidentified White Male, Joe William Balley & Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr., Adam Roland Fontenot, Ferris LeBlanc, Donald Walter Dunbar, Kenneth Paul Harrington, Gerald Hoyt Gordon, John Thomas Golding, Sr., Douglas Maxwell Williams, Unidentified White Male Rev. Troy Perry told the story to NPR StoryCorps: https://storycorps.org/stories/rev-troy-perry-062316/ More info about the fire at New Orleans Historical - https://neworleanshistorical.org/tours/show/39 #PrideMonth

40 million people in the United States rely on a domestic well for their drinking-water supply. Knowing the location of domestic wells and the populations they serve aids in optimizing water-quality testing to help ensure safe drinking water in domestic wells nationwide.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geonarrative displays interactive maps that allow the user to view the number of people who rely on domestic wells per square kilometer and the number and percentage of people... by state using domestic wells. Click here for more information and access to the #geonarrative tool! https://ca.water.usgs.gov/proje/USGS-US-domestic-wells.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citation: Johnson, T.D., Belitz, K., Lombard, M.L., 2019, Domestic well locations and populations served in the contiguous U.S. for 2000 and 2010: Science of the Total Environment, v. 687, p. 1261-1273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.036. See more

We are thrilled to be partnering with Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring - ALLARM and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association to monitor water quality in York County. The York Stream Team is learning more about water quality and impacts in our local watersheds and beyond.

Join us this Thursday for our last June Creek Course on Water Policy taught by Julie Vastine! This course will explore the ins and outs of what makes a stream healthy, what the "intended use" of streams means, and how policy regarding the upkeep of healthy waterways has evolved over time in the United States. Register here: https://forms.gle/ZURbL8aBHQMzeT1F8... #WaterPolicy #CreekCourses #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

Hey, friends! Learn about Dickinson College's beloved Dr. Vincent Stephens, faculty in music and Director of Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity! Read more here:... https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/4194/ See more

The intersection of race, history, and the outdoors: live now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzWY5RXYl48

We need to talk. National Park Service Chesapeake Bay invites you to listen into a candid conversation among a group of distinguished Black professionals in the conservation community. We will explore the intersection of race, history, and the outdoors, and its relationship to our shared work in connecting people with and conserving Chesapeake’s important places. We will be there. ... Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7Sp_MvodTC2ThqnRoXov9A

TGIF everyone! This week, we had our 3rd Creek Course on Land Use and Geology! Here are some highlights from the Creek Courses launched in May, where we Explored the Chesapeake Bay! In May, we started off with a general understanding of the Bay's current health, talked about the #policy that has changed over time regarding #environmental efforts in the watershed, and displayed how our ALLARM Stream Team Volunteers are contributing to data that perpetuates these conversa...tions! To register and stay informed for future courses, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/vRgdVfSGzFyTgSF29 NOTE: Registration is limited to the first 90 people Each course is recorded and will be on our YouTube channel, so be sure to subscribe to us here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q We hope you are treading gently these days. Be sure to follow us on instagram @ALLARMwater for resources on how to actively be anti-racist. #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #WaterQuality #WaterQualityMonitoring #VolunteerMonitoring #Watershed #ChesapeakeBay #WaterPolicy #Water See more

Join us tomorrow for our next Creek Course on Land Use and Water Quality. To register and stay informed for future courses, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/vRgdVfSGzFyTgSF29 NOTE: Registration is limited to the first 90 people... Each course is recorded and will be on our YouTube channel, so be sure to subscribe to us here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q The next June Course will be on Water Policy. Stay tuned!

Join us in taking actionable steps towards being an anti-racist. See the infographic and resources below by Waste-Free Marie! Being an environmentalist is inextricably tied to being anti-racist! We will be sharing more resources here, on our instagram, and twitter. Be sure to stay connected! ... #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork #amplifymelanatedvoices #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter

#DYK that this week marks #BlackBirdersWeek? This week celebrates and uplifts all Black nature enthusiasts. Be a part of this conversation and celebration with several events and resources below. Follow @BlackAFinSTEM on Twitter to learn even more about this event!

We will be using social media platforms to continue to elevate Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) voices and share resources including readings, news stories, and forms of celebration. Please refer to @ALLARMwater on twitter, instagram, and facebook for up-to-date links. Be well.

There can be no justice - either social justice or environmental justice - without an end to racism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness. If we are to create a ...thriving, sustainable future, each of our families, circles, communities, organizations, movements, and institutions must take responsibility for our positionality, for our privilege, and stand with Black communities. The future we are working toward - one in which the people and our environment are protected and strengthened - is impossible if we stay silent, stay neutral, or stay on the sidelines. "It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it." Nelson Mandela Shared from our friends at Women's Earth Alliance and The Coalition for Environment, Equity, & Resilience.

We recently launched Creek Courses, a series of lessons on a variety of water quality topics. In May, we explored the Chesapeake Bay! In June, get in tune with us for the following courses: Land Use and Water Quality... Water Policy 101 To register and stay informed, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/vRgdVfSGzFyTgSF29 NOTE: Registration is limited to the first 90 people Each course is recorded and will be on our YouTube channel, so be sure to subscribe to us here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzeO_3CtrsSf8XbL2dCw8Q

Many residents are using disposables during this unprecentented time. Wipes, masks, gloves, for protection against the #COVID19 pandemic have become a part of our everyday. Now more than ever, we must also important keep our waterways in mind. Litter from protective waste is now found scattered across our sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and storm drains that all wash away directly into our local It is important to dispose of this protective wear that is not only... impacting our #environment, but can cause danger to those picking up the waste. In Carlisle, our stormwater flows directly into the LeTort Spring Run! Be sure to follow the guidelines provided by your municipality on what to watch out for! #StreamWorkMakesTheDreamWork See more

Check out this @USGS article on a slimy source of #WaterQuality information! Biofilms that coat solid surfaces in a stream are made up of algae, and other organisms. Biofilms may provide more information on pesticide impacts on streams than sediments: http://ow.ly/EUJ050zMYoI

We would like to extend a special thank you for Master Watershed Steward Coordinators in Dauphin, Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Cumberland counties for inviting us to present in virtual classes over the duration of this quarantine. Thank you for keeping us and volunteers engaged in water topics during this challenging time! To stay up-to-date on Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards, follow their Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/CumberlandExtension/

ALLARM is excited to roll out our new Creek Course series, aired twice a month. Creek Courses aims to help provide opportunities to explore content related to stream monitoring and to stay connected with our community! We explored the Bay throughout May. Here is the link to our first class: https://youtu.be/12cY4yIVjDI Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to get the latest Creek Course!