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World Water Monitoring Day™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
In 2009, over 120,000 people in 81 countries monitored their local waterways. Celebrate with us on September 18, or host your World Water Monitoring Day anytime from March 22 until December 31! Read more.
On Location...Virginia, USA
On Saturday, March 20, 2010, Girl Scout Troops # 544, #124 and #4444 of Virginia Skyline Council participated in Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Department sponsored “March Makeover” event, held at Peaks View Park in Lynchburg, VA. Lynchburg Parks & Recreation’s Naturalist Kathie Driscoll and Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Agent, Garrett Jones facilitated the event as part of World Water Monitoring Day.
Twenty-six Girl Scouts, scout leaders and city employees spent the day cleaning up the pond. The event took place at 10:00 a.m. with clear skies and temperatures of 24.4°C (76°F). The participants took water samples from Peaks View Park pond; testing turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and pH. Read more or submit a story!