Get Involved!
There are many ways to get involved with water quality monitoring and conservation near you. Many grass-roots organizations are seeking volunteers and recommendations on what ponds are in need of monitoring. Click on each logo for more information about programs and grounds in your community.
The goal of the Falmouth Water Stewards is to protect, preserve, and restore Falmouth’s waters by engaging in local advocacy, educating the public and organizing citizen science opportunities. Become a FWS member or donate to them on their website : https://www.falmouthwaterstewards.org/
Help by reporting blooms on Marthas Vineyard through MV CYANO's website https://greatpondfoundation.org/mvcyano/
Learn how you can protect local ponds on the Friends of Cedar Lake website: https://www.friendsofcedarlake.org/resources
If you think you see a cyanoHAB bloom in a pond on Cape Cod, notify your local health department and send a photo to cyano@apcc.org noting the location, day and time. You can sign up for cyanoHAB alerts on APCC's website here: https://apcc.org/our-work/science/community-science/cyanobacteria/
Reach out to the Falmouth Pond Coalition if you are looking to form a pond group. They can help supply resources and even help with the development of pond management plans. Learn more about how you can get involved here: https://www.falmouthpondcoalition.org/about
Deep Pond Preservation Project helps form volunteer groups that are involved in everything from water testing to outreach and education. Visit their site to become a volunteer: https://deeppondpreservationproject.org/what-we-do/.
The Green Center welcomes volunteers for many of their projects in their mission to "create ecologically-derived human support systems”. Learn more about you can help here: https://newalchemists.net/about/
Reach out to OLAUG if you want to join their group and help clean up local ponds on Cape Cod. You can also get your pond added to their list or even schedule a talk with their group. Visit their site here : https://olaug-ma.com/get-involved
The coalition of citizens who love the Mashpee-Wakeby pond aim to preserve this beautiful pond for the community. Become a member of this group by visiting their site: https://www.savemashpeewakeby.org/what-you-can-do