{"id":10576,"date":"2019-12-09T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch-draft\/?page_id=10576"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:59:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/DSC01402-e1575927084253.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We provide current (and historical) information on the water quality of surface water resources throughout Rhode Island, including lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, streams and the marine environment.&nbsp; Trained volunteer monitors take weekly measurements from spring to fall. We emphasize the watershed scale because the water quality of a given waterbody is a reflection of the activities upstream and in the lands and waters that surround it.&nbsp; We encourage communities and shoreline residents to cooperatively manage and improve the water quality of ALL the water bodies within a watershed. In this way we can ensure that Rhode Island\u2019s bays, estuaries, and freshwater resources remain one of the state\u2019s great assets.<\/p>\n<h4>GOALS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote active citizen participation in water quality protection.<\/li>\n<li>Educate the public about water quality issues.<\/li>\n<li>Obtain multi-year surface water quality information in order to ascertain current conditions and to detect trends.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage sound management programs based upon water quality information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/vertical_lake_brightened.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"RI lake image\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Our Locations<\/h2><p>In 2025 our volunteers monitoried over 250 sites in RI and nearby CT and MA<\/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\/about\/partners\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/training-pic-by-Eliz-cropped-vertical.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"training pic by Eliz-cropped vertical\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Partners<\/h2><p>Our partners are essential to the long-term success of URI Watershed Watch<\/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\/about\/research\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/Mary-measure-depth-compressed.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Mary-measuring-depth\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Research<\/h2><p>Research has a central role in URI Watershed Watch<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/about\/contacts\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/contact2.png\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"contact2\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Contacts<\/h2><p>We would love to hear from you!  We welcome new volunteers and are happy to answer questions related to monitoring or water quality.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We provide current (and historical) information on the water quality of surface water resources throughout Rhode Island, including lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, streams and the marine environment.&nbsp; Trained volunteer monitors take weekly measurements from spring to fall. 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