CURRENT PROJECTS
Spokane Watershed Monitoring Project (SWaMP)
This new Community Science study partners with Gonzaga and Eastern Washington University to collect and analyze samples throughout the watershed for a wide variety of parameters. Sign ups will start in late November, with a training in January. Volunteers sign up to monitor a location for one year, with samples taken on the second Saturday of each month. Stay tuned for more information, or sign up for our community science list to stay informed about opportunities.
water temperature
We monitor water temperature in the Spokane River watershed to inform the public, policy makers, and regulators about how high water temperatures affect our river. Spokane Riverkeeper has set up a few real time temperature loggers that send us temperature data in real time and place ambient summer water temperature loggers throughout the watershed each year.
PAST PROJECTS
hangman creek Sediment Study
Our “Sediment Study” has come to an end. We’re proud to say that the study has achieved it’s goals of recognizing Hangman Creek’s pollution impacts on the Spokane River. The monitored stretch of the river from the mouth of the creek to TJ Meenach Bridge is now listed as a category 5 water for turbidity.-the most polluted classifcation We hope moving forward that this will bring more grant money and attention to the pollution issue in the area.
You can still sign up for our Community Science update list where we post opportunities and occasional science tidbits. Click on the picture at left to go to the sign up.
crayfish merCUry study
Our crayfish study, in collaboration with University of Idaho uses crayfish as an indicator of heavy metals in the Spokane River. Collection events typically occur in the summer.