River Watch Sample & Test

The ZCD River Watch team will collect water samples at Harvard Gulch park then return to ZCD to test the samples. No experience necessary! Anyone is welcome to join us for the day. You will learn proper water-sampling protocols and how to test for pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity and hardness.

River Watch of Colorado is a statewide volunteer water quality-monitoring program operated in partnership between River Science and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). River Watch’s volunteer citizen scientists are trained to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health and provide high-quality data to educate communities and inform decision-makers about the condition of Colorado’s waters.