Valued 2024 supporters of TMACOG's Student Watershed Watch include:
GM
The Lucas County Engineer’s Office
The City of Toledo
Cenovus
The Toledo Zoo
Thank you for supporting this important work!
Student Watershed Watch
Testing the waters since 1989
The Student Watershed Watch (SWW) brings our young people out to area waterways in northwest Ohio every year to sample, study, and report on water quality. Their hands-on analysis inspires an appreciation for our natural resources and fosters the next generation of water stewards.
For 35 years, the Student Watershed Watch has involved thousands of students in annual water quality testing and analysis in area waterways. Each year, the project tasks students with sampling, studying, and reporting on water quality issues, giving them hands-on scientific experience and insight into the importance of protecting our natural resources.
The work involves field days in September and October, when students collect water samples and use test kits to measure parameters such as dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nutrients, pH value, and bacteria levels. They look for what types of macroinvertebrates are living in the area and what they can show about the quality of the habitat for wildlife.
Students gather with those from other schools to present and discuss their findings and participate in fun activities during the Student Watershed Watch Summit at the Toledo Zoo.
Student Watershed Watch included approximately 1,000 students from more than 20 classrooms across the region in 2024.
THANK YOU to the many partners, teachers, students, and volunteers for helping TMACOG offer this long-running, popular program.
For more information about this popular and valuable program, contact Tiara Davis
Lake Erie Volunteer Science Network (LEVSN)
Since 2020, Student Watershed Watch coordinators have worked with partners throughout the Lake Erie Basin to coordinate the collection of volunteer water quality data. Use the interactive map below that shows sampling sites and data for LEVSN partners. Zoom in on our area to see the data we've collected over the years!
Student Watershed Watch T-Shirts through the years!
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Have fun while you learn with these awesome online activities!
A Look Back...
2023 Student Watershed Watch
Update pending
2022 Student Watershed Watch
Click here for a gallery of photos from the Ottawa Hills sampling event.
Click here for a gallery of photos from the Otsego sampling event.
Click here for a gallery of photos from Navarre Elementary.
Click here for a gallery of photos from Marshall STEMM Academy.
Click here for a gallery of photos from Old West End Academy.
