The official Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) for the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative program has been released. Included in the QAPP are the standard methods for bloomWatch, cyanoScope and cyanoMonitoring programs. [button size='medium'...
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A new version of the bloomWatch app in the app store for iPhone and the Google Play store for Android. Version 2.8 features even more states listed, allowing the users to...
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"Hilary Snook is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program lead for a project called the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative, which works with citizen scientists and trained water professionals to identify and monitor...
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A new version of the bloomWatch app in the app store for iPhone and the Google Play store for Android. Version 2.6 features a redesigned navigation, making it easier for you...
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A citizen science training workshop on cyanobacteria, Developing a Cyanobacteria Monitoring & Bloom Watch Program, was hosted by EPA and Minnesota Sea Grant on November 9, 2016. The lead-off presentation was...
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Presented by: Shane Bradt, UNH Cooperative Extension In 2013, the EPA Region I Laboratory and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission invited stakeholder groups to a cyanobacteria workgroup. The...
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Presented by: Linda Green, URI Cooperative Extension Volunteer water quality monitoring in New England (NE) is well-established and well-respected. Some NE volunteer monitoring/citizen science programs are now adding cyanobacteria-monitoring to their toolbox in...
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A new version of the bloomWatch app in the app store for iPhone and the Google Play store for Android. Version 2.2 now allows you to upload pictures from your gallery...
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David Brooks of the Concord Monitor discusses the Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program with EPA's Hilary Snook. The program covers the monitoring of cyanobacteria through a multi-use approach that helps citizens...
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Granite Geek David Brooks (Concord Monitor) and Hilary Snook of US EPA Region 1 (New England) discuss the features and implications of the Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. Brooks further promotes...
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The Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program is featured in this blog by Sara Ernst of the EPA. Here you can read about the biology, ecology, and problems associated with harmful cyanobacteria...
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The smartphone app, "bloomWatch", was launched this summer and abc6 News, Anna Bottary, covers some of the features of this app! EPA's, Hilary Snook and Curt Spalding, as well as...
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The Environmental Protection Agency launched the smartphone app "bloomWatch" and representatives from the EPA, RI's Department of Environmental Management and the University of Rhode Island’s Watershed Watch are ready for...
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We are pleased to announce that the bloomWatch app is now live and available for download in the Apple App store and the Google Play store! Through bloomWatch you will be...
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Providence Journal's Carol Kozma writes about the exciting presentation made in Rhode Island this summer which covers details of the Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. Follow this link to read the...
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The CyanoMobile visited Lovell Lake on Wednesday, July 27, to present efforts of the Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. In this article by AWWA's, Linda Schier, you will learn about the...
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The citizens of Concord, New Hampshire came out to White Pond this summer to demonstrate some of the tools and procedures used in the new Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. Citizen...
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In 2013, the EPA Region I Laboratory and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission invited stakeholder groups in New England to a cyanobacteria workgroup. The goal of the...
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The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Harmful Algal Bloom workgroup Control Methods – BMPs Focus Team developed a control methods document as an introduction to cyanobacteria treatment methods. This document is targeted...
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The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Harmful Algal Bloom workgroup has assembled a variety of documents and resources related to cyanobacterial blooms and toxins, including information on: 1. Background and...
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency has developed a harmful algal bloom website, which contains a wide range of resources, including: 1. Effects 2. Causes 3. What you can do 4. Infographics, videos and...
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