River des Peres Watershed-Wide Water Quality Review

Last weekend, the River des Peres Watershed Coalition held their 6th Annual Watershed-Wide Water Quality Review.  This event is timed each year to coordinate with World Water Monitoring Day.

During this event, trained Stream Team volunteers ventured out across the watershed to collect water quality samples.  Over the past 6 years, the group has managed to monitor up to 32 sites, though not always on the same day.  Volunteers met at 8:30am in Forest Park on Sunday, October 2nd.  After receiving their site assignments, the five groups dispersed to monitor their sites.  They met up again around noon at CiCi's Pizza in Rock Hill to share their data over a tasty pizza buffet.

If you missed out on the fun last weekend, there are still opportunities to participate!  This Sunday afternoon, October 9th, the Gravois Creek portion of the River des Peres watershed is the place to be!!  Participants in the Gravois Creek 'Bike With Your Boots On' event will meet at 12:30 at the parking lot of the Crestwood Public Works building (8699 Pardee Rd).  Then they will ride their bikes as a group along Grant's Trail, stopping along the way to test the water quality in the stream.  If you plan on attending, please call Eric at 314-603-8834 or e-mail riverdesperes@thegreencenter.org.

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