It’s time for our watershed-wide snapshot sampling event! Every three years dozens of volunteers help us pull off a big research project where we sample approximately 70 sites in 4 hours. The samples are then taken to a laboratory and tested for E. coli, pH, conductivity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and chlorides. The results are analyzed and compared to previous years, compiled in a report, and presented to participants in the fall.

To take so many samples in a short period of time, we need more volunteers! You’ll be assigned 1-2 sites and have a specific time window to collect your samples. At the stream you’ll take the temperature of the water and collect a water sample in provided bottles. We’ll have a runner stationed nearby to collect the samples from you, and they’ll take the samples to the lab. Want to take part? Email Loring Bullard to join the volunteer list at lbullard1415@gmail.com

Rain date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under project number (G22-NPS-08) to the James River Basin Partnership. It has been subjected to the EPA and the department’s product and administrative review and has been approved for production. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA or the department, nor does the EPA or the department endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.