Be a Citizen Scientist
Support our independent, flagship Westcountry Citizen Science Investigations (CSI) and you will contribute to the resilience of your region’s rivers,
their habitats and wildlife - now and for the future.
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“It’s important to monitor our rivers; they are such a vital habitat but vulnerable to pollution. I learn from taking part and feel I’m making a difference while seeing things I might otherwise miss.”
Our Westcountry CSI aims are:
- 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
Hi, I’m Helen.
My work focuses predominantly on stakeholder and community engagement for the Rapid Response Catchments project and on educational delivery.
Hi, I’m Zoe.
Along with project work, I assist Helen and the Westcountry CSI team by providing training and more for our #WestcountryCSI citizen science activities.
Hi, I’m Matt.
I work with Helen and Zoe in our CSI team to assist our volunteers, provide training and collate water quality surveys for our #WestcountryCSI projects.
Learn more and sign up as a volunteer
Active Volunteers Since 2016
SURVEYS completed since 2016
When you register as a Westcountry CSI volunteer, you will be given access to an information manual to support you in your citizen science activities.
For a taste of how you will monitor your designated freshwater environment, and how to sign-up as a volunteer on our Assemble platform, watch our films below.
When you support our work as a Westcountry CSI volunteer, you will be helping to look after our region’s rivers, their habitats and wildlife, and our water resource.
You can monitor your river for a variety of reasons such as problem plants to pollution.
CSI Scorecard Map
Use this map, or below, to explore Westcountry CSI scorecards for waterbodies in the Westcountry.
Click on the icons to view and download the PDFs and find out the health of your local river.
CSI Leaflet
CSI Survey Form
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