Adopt-a-Beach
Adopt-a-Beach is working together to protect the Great Lakes through cleanups and community projects.
Citizen Science Projects: Lakes
Citizen Lake Monitoring Program
The goals of the Citizen Lake Monitoring Program are to collect high quality data, to educate and empower volunteers, and to share this data and knowledge.
Project Link
http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/clmn/Sponsors
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionLake Ice Reporting Program
Citizen observers collect ice-on and ice-off dates for MN lakes to better understand the effects changing ice cover has on lake health, local wildlife, and citizen lake use.
Sponsors
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesLake Level Minnesota
Volunteers and cooperative organizations collect and report lake levels throughout the state to measure changes in water levels.
Sponsors
Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesLoonWatch
LoonWatch’s Annual Lakes Monitoring Program engages an active volunteer network of Loon Rangers as its primary tool to collect critical long-term data on loons in northern WI. Working as population monitors and environmental educators, these volunteers have been the field force that has provided data, and contributed to environmental awareness.
Project Link
https://www.northland.edu/sustain/soei/loonwatch/Sponsors
Northland College, Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMinnesota Loon Monitoring Program
Information about Common Loon numbers is collected on over 600 lakes. Volunteers visit lakes during the summer, count adult and juvenile loons, and report observations for data management and analysis.