{"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":"2026-06-02T16:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:19:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Watershed Watch <\/h1><p>Providing information on the water quality of surface water resources throughout Rhode Island<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/Watershed-Watch-high-quality-website-banner-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles fourths\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/e52de787eb5244acb1ea2fa62dcec5c3\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/DSC01960.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"RI lake view\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Monitoring Locations<\/h2><p>In 2026, our volunteers will be monitoring nearly 250 locations in RI and nearby CT, and MA.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore the Map<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/HABs\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/13HAB-Webinar-scummy-Secchi-7-25.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Secchi disk in algal scum\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)<\/h2><p>Warmer weather brings more Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). To learn more about HABs locally  and how you can help!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">LEARN MORE<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\" https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/monitoring-selfies\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/Aja-Grande-at-Moshassuck-Riv-Wild-Place-Prov-1.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Aja Grande at Moshassuck Riv Wild Place Prov\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Monitoring Selfies<\/h2><p>Aja Grande at Moshassuck River, Providence, RI. Photo by Sam Coren. We hope to get new photos in the 2024 season!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/blog\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/Microplastics.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"social distance cart4\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Blog<\/h2><p>#6. Learning about microplastics in RI's waters<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<section id=\"news\">\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">The second round of samples for the 2026 monitoring season are starting to come in the first week of June!<\/span><\/strong> Wondering when you should bring yours in? Check out the labels on your bottles or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/monitoring\/monitoring-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monitoring Schedules<\/a>&#8221; to learn more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"font-family: Charter, Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal\">Thank you for your support. <\/span><\/span><\/strong>While we didn&#8217;t get the most donors of the Cooperative Extension programs on URI&#8217;s Day of Giving on April 28, 2026, we did get great support. We can&#8217;t thank you enough for your hard work and financial support! You humble us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><b>RI Department of Environmental Management <\/b>has posted updated maps of sites with aquatic invasive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dem.ri.gov\/programs\/water\/quality\/surface-water\/aisplant.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plants<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dem.ri.gov\/programs\/benviron\/water\/quality\/surfwq\/aismaps\/corflu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian clams.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: Charter, Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">We had our first HABs advisory of 2026.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Charter, Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px\"> To learn more these blooms <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Charter, Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px\">or current advisories posted to warm of potential harm if you swim in a particular place, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/habs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HABs resource page<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Want to see more about HABS? Check out this Self Magazine article that features URIWW: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/toxic-blue-green-algae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/toxic-blue-green-algae<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: SFMono-Regular, Consolas, 'Liberation Mono', Menlo, Courier, monospace;font-size: 1rem\">Photo of E.Torello on Potter Pond in South Kingstown, RI; photo by B. McCusker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/news\" title=\"\">More News and Events<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; News The second round of samples for the 2026 monitoring season are starting to come in the first week of June! Wondering when you should bring yours in? Check out the labels on your bottles or &#8220;Monitoring Schedules&#8221; to learn more&#8230; Thank you for your support. 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