Be a Citizen Scientist with us
Join our leading Westcountry Citizen Science Investigations team and you will contribute to the resilience of our region’s rivers, their habitats and wildlife.
For now and for future generations.
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Out fabulous community of #WestcountryCSI citizen science volunteers makes a valuable contribution to our work to protect and restore the region’s water environments.
We hope you’ll want to take part too. Email us via [email protected] if you have any questions.
- To educate and engage people with the water environment.
- To produce data that can be used to target work and identify degrading water bodies.
- To spot pollution events which can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- To create a network of catchment communities that are invested in their local environment
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Active Volunteers Since Jan 2021
SURVEYS completed since Jan 2020
You can monitor your river for a variety of reasons such as problem plants to pollution.
Find out about our Westcountry CSI scheme via our interactive manual.
It explains how to safely take freshwater samples and includes resources for you to learn about your river, plus much more.