Princeton Water Watch volunteers collect data about the ecological health of the streams that flow through campus into Lake Carnegie. This spring we purchased new easy-to-use LaMott chemical testing kits with funding from the Student Volunteers Council. We also conduct biological assessments, which involve collecting and identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Our data is used to evaluate the health of the streams and to measure the impact of the University on the waterways over time. This data will be used to determine the need for restoration efforts and make recommendations for effective methods.
We'd love your help on Sunday, April 1st at 1pm at the Boathouse parking lot (corner of Washington and Faculty Rd) to collect and identify bugs.
If you're interested in participating, please contact Julia Osellame at osellame@Princeton.edu or njh2o@princeton.edu.
The stream monitors meet Saturday at 10AM outside Cafe Vivien in the Frist Student Center..
Please click here to read Alistair Boettiger’s final report on Lake Carnegie from 2004-2005.
To a Small Stream by a Road in the Forest
Where are you going?
Where does your water come from?
Does your essence stay in one place
or are you a bunch
of constantly traveling essences?
Do you ever wish you were a lake?
What has been your happiest moment?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Who depends on you?
Do you feel that you are at your very best right now?
Do you get tired of all the cars?
Which is your favorite tree?
Can you feel when a snowflake falls on you?
Can you see your own reflection?
What advice can you offer me?
By New Jersey Community Water Watch
during our stream walk with Jeff Hoagland- Director of the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association
