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From Steve Hanson, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality

• Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds Water Quality Monitoring Guidebook (PDF, 1.7 MB, First 13 Chapters, 152 pages)

• Oregon Monitoring Guidebook Chapter 14, Stream Canopy & Cover (PDF, 600 KB, 35 pages)

• Oregon Monitoring Guidebook Chapter 15, E. coli Protocols (PDF, 400 KB, 5 pages)

• Examples of Water Quality Monitoring Equipment (PDF) (MS Word)

From Elizabeth Herron, University of Rhode Island

• Factsheet II -- Why Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Makes Sense (PDF)

• Factsheet III -- How to Use the Guide to Growing NIFA Volunteer Monitoring Programs (PDF)

• Fact Sheet IV -- Designing Your Monitoring Strategy (PDF)

• Fact Sheet V -- Training Volunteer Water Quality Monitors Effectively (PDF)

• Equipment Suppliers List (PDF)

• Matrix of Monitoring Activities (PDF)

From Beth Lambert, OSU Watershed Extension

Highly recommended resource: Ready, Set, Present! a data presentation manual for volunteer water quality monitoring groups, by Jerry Schoen, MF Walk, and Michele Tremblay, UMass, December 1999.

The chapter descriptions are copied from the Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership website at:  www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/datapresmanual.html The links below will take you to PDF files on the CD.  You can also download or order a printed copy of the manual from the Mass. Water Watch web.  Check there for updates.

 

Chapter 1 Show time!	The world’s a stage... Planning goals How to use this manual Before you begin Data to action process
Chapter 2 Developing a Data Presentation Plan	Focus your message A mixed message? Opportunities Targeting audiences Make a list, check it twice Show me the data! The “IEP” package Data strategy Motivation strategies Audience preferences Don’t keep it a secret Timing is everything! Plant a seed or close the sale?
Chapter 3 Graphics and Other Visual Tools pages 1-8 pages 9-22	When to use graphics Maps Charts What makes a good graphic? Scale considerations Tailor graphics to audience and venue Photographs Slides and overheads
Chapter 4 Say it in Print	Characteristics of the medium The IEP factor in print Scientific reports Informal reports Newsletters Brochures Flyers Fact sheets and backgrounders
Chapter 5 Exhibits	Event exhibits Poster presentations On-site exhibits Building blocks of an exhibit How much will it cost? Show me the data!
Chapter 6 Public Presentations	Public testimony Organization-sponsored events Dinner talks Ways to show data
Chapter 7 Reaching Your Audience Through the Media	Audience Printed media Electronic media Press releases Press conferences PSAs
Chapter 8 Off the Beaten Path... pages 1-9 pages 10-17	Data in the great outdoors Interactive data presentations Do it yourself data Recycle that data! And did we mention...? Props
Chapter 9 Ready, Set, Present!	A simple plan Package the data Basic components Ready, set, present!
Covers and Appendices (all pages up to appendix go in front of manual, appendix and the rest go to the back of the manual)	Bugquarium construction plans Technical tips: Bugquarium use Producing a web map Audience characteristics matrix Comparison of presentation media References

From Ellen Hammond, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture

"I put together the bug handouts, with review by Rick Hafele (DEQ) and Jeff Adams (Xerces). I stole the graphics from various sources. The "Water Bug" handout is for kids under about Grade 5.  The "BMI" handout is for everybody else. It accompanies the Bug and Pony Show Powerpoint Presentation I put together for ag folks, but I have also used it for 8th graders. I invented the "BMI" acronym for the handout to save on space."

• Water Bug (PDF)    (MS Word) 

• BMI  (PDF)    (MS Word)

From Jason Wolf, Clark County (WA) Public Works

• "Currents" --- volunteer monitoring newsletter -- first issue, Spring 2004  (PDF)

PNW Water Quality Monitoring Workshop Guide (2001)

A 15-hour short course on voluntary water monitoring was delivered in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with the support of USDA-NIFA funds in 1999-2000. The course includes eight hours of classroom training and seven hours in the field doing physical, biological, and chemical assessments of surface waters.  The guide for that course is available in PDF (below) and also on the PNW Water Quality web site at: www.pnwwaterweb.com/initiatives/volunteer_monitor.htm

From Gail Andrews, OSU Extension

• Stream*A*Syst (PDF) (web link) A tool to help landowners examine stream conditions--a pre-monitoring assessment to focus issues.  Published in 2001 for use in Oregon. Check to make sure contact info is current and appropriate for your location.

• Educational materials for use with private well owners (education to accompany groundwater monitoring for nitrate).  Other materials are available on the OSU Well Water website at wellwater.oregonstate.edu 

  • Nitrate testing report form (PDF) (MSWord)

  • Well Check-Up poster (PDF) (PowerPoint) -- 22"x28"

  • Get to Know Your Septic System Poster (PDF) (PowerPoint) -- 22"x28"

 

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