NEWS
March 2012
Sampling gear is on its way! Be on the lookout for your box.
We just held our second water quality workshop (Auburn, AL). The meeting was a lot of fun, and we had great students.
February 2012
Rusty Wright, Barry Rosen, and I just held our first water quality workshop associated with our new USGS project. We had a bunch of excellent students. We will be organizing a similar meeting in Auburn in March 2012.
December 2011
We are currently requesting that our colleagues send us information about their study sites using this excel file. We need these data by 1 February 2012. Thanks.
Also, please note that we have changed the dates for our 2012 workshops - Orlando, FL (February 10-11) and Auburn, AL (March 12-13)
September 2011
We are currently looking for collaborators throughout the Southeast who study freshwater systems (lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and rivers). If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Alan Wilson so that he can add you to our contact list. We will begin shipping sampling supplies in May 2012.
Benefits of participation in project
(1) Aid in the development of forecasting models to predict blooms of cyanobacteria
(2) Free sample analyses for phytoplankton diversity and abundance and cyanobacterial toxins
(3) Participation in free annual water quality workshops (read more below)
Requirements to participate
(1) Within routine water quality sampling program, collect additional samples for this project (see SOP). We will provide all sampling supplies.
(2) Analyze and share specific water quality data (Secchi depth, chlorophyll, total phosphorus and total nitrogen)
August 2011
We have tentatively set dates for our upcoming Spring 2012 water quality workshops in Orlando, FL (February 10-11) and Auburn, AL (March 12-13). Each workshop will accommodate up to 30 participants. Support will be available to cover some expenses to get to the workshops. Stay tuned for registration instructions.