Posts for tag "monitoring"
Save our Bogs! Culture, Conservation and Climate Action in Ireland’s Peatlands
Characterized by long-term accumulation under waterlogged conditions, peatlands exist on every continent and account for 3-4% of the global land surface. Small but mighty, these often overlooked wetland environments are estimated to hold as much as one-third...
- Posted March 31, 2025
Sargassum Surge: How Seaweed is Transforming our Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems
Until recently, Sargassum–a free-floating seaweed–was distributed throughout the Sargasso Sea, the north Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. But in the space of a decade, this seaweed has, as one scientist remarks, “Gone from a nonfactor...
- Posted March 24, 2025
Great Lakes Research Center: Designing Targeted Monitoring Solutions
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Great Lakes have more miles of coastline than the contiguous Atlantic and Pacific coasts combined and contain 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, making it a critical...
- Posted March 17, 2025
Watershed Stewardship in Minnesota: Protecting Valley Creek in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Saint Croix Watershed is home to dozens of lakes, rivers, and streams that host an abundance of aquatic life from its tributaries. Valley Creek, a tributary of the St. Croix River, is a designated trout stream...
- Posted February 24, 2025
SonTek CastAway-CTD Meter Review
Lightweight and easy to use, the SonTek CastAway offers a convenient 3-in-1 solution for measuring conductivity, temperature, and depth profiles. At a 5 Hz sampling rate, the CastAway is designed for up to 1 m/s free-fall through...
- Posted December 2, 2024
National Park Dairies Curb Pollution with Best Practices
Point Reyes National Seashore is unique among national parks: it hosts dairies and ranches. Best management practices are improving water quality.
- Posted May 18, 2021
Buoys in the time of Covid: Delays to important information
Although buoys collect and relay data largely on their own, they require a team to deploy. Covid slowed them down.
- Posted February 9, 2021
After 10 Years, Great Lakes Monitoring Program Still Adapting
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program has provided data on a dynamic ecosystem for 10 years. Now it’s adapting to new challenges.
- Posted August 26, 2020
Breaking Down the Research Magic Being Captured by Duke’s WIzARD
Researchers at Duke University have deployed a 500-foot mooring line capable of collecting an array of biological and environmental data in the ocean.
- Posted July 1, 2020
Environmental DNA from Waterways Could Be a New Tool in Monitoring Feral Pigs
Feral swine cause major damage across the U. S., Environmental DNA could provide a much needed monitoring boost.
- Posted February 19, 2020
Tracking Opioids in Municipal Wastewater
New work on monitoring wastewater for opioids reveals many new applications for the technology.
- Posted June 3, 2019
Research and Education at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology is using modern technologies to develop a deeper understanding of Hawaii’s unique tropical ecosystems.
- Posted May 8, 2019
From Abalone to Zooplankton: Sitka Sound Science Center Works to Monitor Health of Alaska’s Marine Life
Monitoring marine species both great and small, Alaska’s Sitka Sound Science Center keeps track of the health of fish, kelp, copepods and more.
- Posted April 29, 2019
Remote Mount Desert Rock Marine Field Station a Challenging But Rewarding Haven For Research
Mount Desert Rock offers unique research opportunities and austere beauty to high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Its surrounding waters feature humpback, minke, fin and northern right whales.
- Posted April 19, 2019
Shoals Marine Laboratory: Over 50 Years of Undergraduate Research Excellence
Appledore Island’s rocky shores and unique flora and fauna provide outstanding research opportunities for college students at Shoals Marine Laboratory.
- Posted April 11, 2019
From Acid Rain to Cyanobacteria, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is a Leader in Environmental Monitoring
New York’s Cary Institute has a long history of important environmental monitoring contributions, from pivotal acid rain research to long-term road salt monitoring.
- Posted December 6, 2018
The National Lakes Assessment In Focus
The National Lakes Assessment is helping to bridge an enormous limnological data gap across the continental United States.
- Posted December 3, 2018
Baltimore Checkerspots, Monarchs and Chats: There’s Much to Monitor at Beaver Creek Wetlands
Beaver Creek Wetlands are a unique wetland system primarily made of fens. Environmental monitoring consists primarily of biotic monitoring but has also included chemical monitoring.
- Posted June 29, 2018
Stripers, Skilletfish and Sondes: Jacques Cousteau NERR Serves Up Vast Research Possibilities
Jacques Cousteau NERR, located in New Jersey, follows the same SWMP protocols as the rest of the nation’s 28 NERRS yet also retains its unique character.
- Posted May 21, 2018
Root River Field to Stream Partnership Wields Technology and Respect
A Minnesota Department of Agriculture partnership is bringing advanced water quality monitoring technologies and sustainable practices to farmers.
- Posted May 8, 2018
