| The 2017 WAVE samples have been processed, tallied, summarized, and posted. Everyone who submitted a WAVE sample should have received a personalized email with their sample results. All the data are compiled in a google map for general consumption on the WAVE “Forms and Data” web page: http://on.ny.gov/2FDGcPP
Now comes the task of responding to the data. We are currently processing professional samples collected in 2017 at WAVE locations and we are also reviewing locations for this round of NYSDEC’s Waterbody Inventory updates (http://on.ny.gov/2IfK5Jp). I will send a notification once these assessments/updates are complete. Please email me your own stories of how the WAVE data have been used to address local issues.
2018 will be a big year of change for the WAVE program. We are launching online training modules in April; we hope this will make WAVE training accessible to a broader audience. At the same time, we’ll be launching an equipment loan program. We have limited supplies so we will use this application process to prioritize lending equipment to groups that A) have a specific purpose for their monitoring, B) are sampling more than one location and C) involve more participants. Please remember that you can always team up with other WAVE participants by reaching out to WAVE teams listed on: http://on.ny.gov/2rxHzYD
Finally, our partners at EPA Region 2 have just opened their equipment loan program for sampling season 2018. This opportunity could provide you with the equipment you need to do other types of sampling: bacteria monitoring and basic water column chemistry monitoring. For more information or to get an application, please contact: Rachel Graham, USEPA Region 2 Citizen Science Coordinator, graham.rachael, 732-321-4438.
Thank you and I look forward to another productive season in 2018!
Alene Onion
WAVE Coordinator
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-3502; wave; www.dec.ny.gov |
