Welcome to the St. Louis River Watch
The
St. Louis River - River Watch project is a youth-based water
quality monitoring program for the St. Louis River and its
tributaries in northeastern Minnesota. This project aimed at
secondary school students promotes and inspires stewardship of the
largest U.S. tributary to Lake Superior and other nearby waterways.
Currently, students and teachers in 25 public, private, tribal,
home, and alternative schools enthusiastically gather chemical,
physical, and biological data twice per year at river sites located
throughout northeastern Minnesota. In most participating schools,
these activities are integrated into the secondary science
curriculum. An estimated 800 youth per year strengthen scientific
skills while working together to serve their communities and their
watershed. Since 1997, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in
Cloquet, Minnesota has coordinated this monitoring effort. Since
that time, grants from the United States Department of Agriculture
have provided funds to support and expand the program.
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