{"id":10875,"date":"2019-12-23T16:47:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch-draft\/?page_id=10875"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:47:35","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/getting-involved\/training\/","title":{"rendered":"New Volunteer Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">New Volunteer Training<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11625 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1667\/student_training_compressed-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"278\">To become a new volunteer water quality monitor (or a citizen scientist), you must participate in spring training.&nbsp; Through this training, you will learn all you need to become a successful volunteer water monitor!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All training and equipment are supplied by URI Watershed Watch.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Volunteers supply time, enthusiasm, and a boat\/kayak\/canoe to get to the deepest part of their waterbody and collect data with the monitoring methods they have been trained on.<\/li>\n<li>Training is FREE to all participants.<\/li>\n<li>In 2026, there will be in-person training &#8211; details of below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">2026 New Volunteer Classroom Training<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 20px\">Please complete the URIWW Volunteer Profile form at the bottom of the Become a Volunteer page (<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/getting-involved\/become-a-volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 20px\">). We&#8217;ll add you to our email list and you&#8217;ll get updates about the start of the 2026 season.<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px\">Participation in at least review of the classroom session materials is&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-size: 20px\">highly recommended<\/strong>&nbsp;to help you learn about the program, water quality and what and why we monitor&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-size: 20px\">(<i style=\"font-size: 20px\">see&nbsp;<a style=\"font-size: 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/classroom-training-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;for the classroom videos if you can&#8217;t attend an in-person class<\/i>)<strong style=\"font-size: 20px\">.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Classroom sessions will be offered at the Weaver Auditorium, in the Coastal Institute in Kingston&nbsp; (1 Greenhouse Rd., Kingston, RI)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 20px\">Thursday, April 2, 2026 (6 pm &#8211; 9 pm)<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, April 4, 2026 (9 am &#8211; noon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To register for a classroom session, please complete <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/2vYTM1BWxzYAThnk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this form<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">2026 New Volunteer Field Training<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Field training is REQUIRED for all new volunteers to learn the exact monitoring procedures. Videos are available <span style=\"font-family: Hind, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/watershedwatch\/resources\/training-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">) <\/span><\/span>&#8211; but we will be offering, and much prefer that you attend, in-person training on several occasions at Thirty Acre Pond adjacent to the URI Kingston campus on several dates. <strong>You need to only attend one session<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saturday, April 11, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;(morning and afternoon sessions)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, April 25, 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;(morning and afternoon sessions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To register for a field session after classroom sessions, please complete <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/AeXzAnkF6Hyw5CtP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this form<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"6ed690024ffc5b599192cd40888181f5\"><h1>Contact<\/h1><p>Please call Elizabeth (401-874-4552) with any questions or concerns.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"c9866e8da2ec7acfc7c6dec62c954faf\"><h1>Important<\/h1><p>New volunteers should participate in classroom training, and are REQUIRED to participate in field training, preferably in person. 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