Making Connections at the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference

From March 10–14th, Alexandra Fries and Katie May Laumann attended the 14th National Water Quality Monitoring Council Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Alex hosted a session on Putting Monitoring Data to Work: Using Data Interpretation for Management Actions, with great speakers from Patapsco Heritage Greenway, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Katie May also presented on using report cards to communicate improvements in Chesapeake Bay water quality and the MD Coastal Adaptation Report Card. Alex presented on the NOAA Coral Reef Status Reports. Overall the conference was a great success, with a lot of new ideas for water quality monitoring, meetings with partners from the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative, and making new connections across the country.

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