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Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists. We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!

A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.

Carneros Creek Agricultural Run-off Monitoring

Organization Name

Coastal Watershed Council
Project Website

http://coastal-watershed.org/monitoring/alba/
Organization Website

http://coastal-watershed.org
Partners

Agricultural and Land-based Training Association (ALBA); CSU Monterey Bay; Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Reseach Reserve
Contact Name

Debie Chirco-Macdonald
Contact Email

djchirco@coastal-watershed.org
Contact Phone

(831) 464-9200
Other Contact Information

N / A
Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

Evaluate the effectiveness of organic farming practices and wetland restoration in improving habitat and sediment and water quality in the slough, by monitoring changes in sediment, orthophosphate, nitrate and ammonia levels as water enters, moves through, and exits the wetland area of Triple-M Ranch.
Participant Activities

Weekly monitoring of the seasonal flow of Carneros Creek, including levels of pesticides, nutrients, metals and other key water quality parameters
Data Entry
- Unknown
Other Participant Activities

N / A
System Studied
- Water Quality
- Wetlands - Freshwater Streams and Marshes
- Pollution Clean-up or Monitoring
Geographic Scope

Local
Region

Monterey
Location

ALBA's Triple-M Ranch in North Monterey County
Location - Map

420 Hall Road, Watsonville, CA
Time Commitment
- Monthly
Volunteer Qualifications

N / A
Volunteer Training

N / A
Cost to Participant

N / A
How will the findings be used?

N / A
Other Information

N / A
Photo
last update:

9/26/12

If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.