{"id":10373,"date":"2019-11-14T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch-draft\/?page_id=10373"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:25:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Providing information on the water quality of surface water resources throughout Rhode Island<\/p>\n

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Our Locations<\/h2>

In 2025, our volunteers monitored nearly 250 locations in RI and nearby CT, and MA.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)<\/h2>

Warmer weather brings more Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). To learn more about HABs locally and how you can help!<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Monitoring Selfies<\/h2>

Aja Grande at Moshassuck River, Providence, RI. Photo by Sam Coren. We hope to get new photos in the 2024 season!<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Blog<\/h2>

#6. Learning about microplastics in RI's waters<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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News<\/h2>\n
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New volunteer training begins on April 2, 2026 for the 2026 season!<\/span><\/strong> Want to join us in 2026? Check out “Getting Involved<\/a>” to learn more…<\/p>\n

Thank you for your support. <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Looking to help out more? URI Day of Giving will be April 28, 2026 and they are hoping to engage as many people as possible. If you’d like to donate dirctly to Watershed Watch, click here<\/a>. We really appreciate your support!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RI Department of Environmental Management <\/b>has posted updated maps of sites with aquatic invasive plants<\/a> and Asian clams.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

That year’s warm weather brought harmful algal blooms to many of our sites. <\/span><\/strong> To learn more these blooms <\/span>or current advisories posted to warm of potential harm if you swim in a particular place, check out our HABs resource page<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Want to see more about HABS? Check out this Self Magazine article that features URIWW: https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/toxic-blue-green-algae<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo of E.Torello on Potter Pond in South Kingstown, RI; photo by B. McCusker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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