Publications Useful and Relevant to Volunteer Monitoring

This web page was developed to provide Volunteer Monitoring Program Coordinators with easy access to a number of relevant publications that have been shared with us, that we have developed through this project, or that we have found over time. Click on the topics below to see a list of available publications related to a specific subject. Please note that a single publication may be listed under multiple topics when appropriate. Also, if you know of other relevant publications that should be linked from this site, please let us know!

Getting Started In Volunteer Monitoring
Equipment Guides and Resources
Methods
Quality Assurance
Effective Training
Guides/Keys
Nitrogen-related Information
Resources for Managing Volunteers

Getting Started in Volunteer Monitoring

Designing Your Monitoring Strategy: Basic Questions and Resouces to Help Guide You

Getting Started: Finding Resources in the Guide for Growing CSREES Volunteer Monitoring Programs

Guide to Volunteer Watershed Monitoring Options in the Merrimack River Watershed Volunteer Environmental Monitoring Network

How to Monitor Rangeland Resources Nader et al

Lake Volunteer Water Quality Manual Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership

Matrix of Monitoring Activities

Pennsylvania's Citizens' Volunteer Monitoring Program Designing Your Monitoring Program: A Technical Handbook for Community-Based Monitoring in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Program Organizing Guide River Network

Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring: A Manual of Field and Lab Procedures, 4th edition (2003) Student Watershed Research Project

River Monitoring Study Design Workbook River Network

Starting Out in Volunteer Monitoring EPA

The Volunteer Monitor newsletter EPA

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide To Quality Assurance Project Plans EPA

Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide EPA

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Equipment Guides and Resources

Monitoring Equipment Suppliers

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Methods

A Citizen's Guide to Understanding and Monitoring Lakes and Streams Washington State Dept. of Ecology

A Volunteer's Handbook for Monitoring New England Salt Marshes Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MBP)

Alaska Stream Team Educational Level Water Quality Monitoring Field Guide

Beach Monitoring Procedures Island County/WSU Beach Watches

Benthic Macroinvertebrate Biological Monitoring Protocols for Rivers and Streams Washington State Dept. of Ecology

Broadening Participation in Biological Monitoring: Handbook for Scientists and Managers. Pilz, David; Ballard, Heidi L.; Jones, Eric T.

Community Water Watch Participant Manual Monroe County, NY Department of Health

Guide to Volunteer Stream Monitoring University of MN Water Resources Center

Lake Volunteer Water Quality Manual Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership

Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program Manual University of Missouri

Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network, Central Coast Regional Citizen Monitoring Guide

Project SEARCH Manual Project SEARCH

San Francisco Bay Area Regional Volunteer Monitoring Program Manuals

Southern Maine Beach Profile Monitoring Volunteer Manual University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant

Stream Monitoring Methods Wisconsin Water Action Volunteers

Utah Stream Team Manual Utah Extension

Virginia Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Manual Virginia DEQ

Volunteer Lake Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual EPA

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Training Manual Hoosier Riverwatch

Volunteer Wetland Monitoring: An Introduction and Resource Guide EPA

Links to other methods (not available as pdf files) can be found on our links page.

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Quality Assurance

Cook Inlet Keeper Citizens Environmental Monitoring Program QAPP

Examples of Quality Assurance Project Plans New England EPA

Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process EPA

Instructions for the use of the Clean Water Team (CWT) Model Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) CA EPA State Water Resources Control Board

Maine Lake Assessment Quality Assurance Program Plan Maine DEP

Marsh Monitoring Program QAPP Bird Studies Canada

Preparing Quality Assurance Project Plans for Stream Teams and Volunteer Monitoring Projects Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water, Nonpoint Source Section

Quality Assurance Plan for Chemical Monitoring (1994) Alabama Water Watch

Quality Assurance Plan for Chemical Monitoring (revised 2004) Alabama Water Watch

Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan for the Macroinvertebrate Biomonitoring of Black Brook and Occooch Watersheds in the Town of Awuinnah, Massachusetts Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide To Quality Assurance Project Plans EPA

Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Plan for the Yuba Watershed Council Monitoring Committee

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Effective Training

Training Volunteer Water Quality Monitors Effectively

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Guides/Keys

Field Guide to Aquatic Invertebrates West Virginia Save Our Streams

Guide to Aquatic Invertebrates of the Upper Midwest University of Minnesota

Identification Guide to Riffle Dwelling Macroinvertebrates of Connecticut Project SEARCH

Key To Macroinvertebrate Life in the River University of Wisconsin-Extension, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Riveredge Nature Center

Key to Life in the Pond University of Wisconsin-Extension, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Riveredge Nature Center

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Resources for Managing Volunteers

139 Ways to Say Thank You and Recognize Volunteers The Ohio State University Extension

Conservation Language - memo for The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land that provides some easy-to-follow, broad “rules” for communication - words to avoid and others to emphasize - to make your conservation message more effective.

Motivating People to Volunteer The Delta Chi Fratenity, Inc.

Southern Maine Beach Profile Monitoring Volunteer Manual University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant

Turn Your Organisation Into a Volunteer Magnet OzVPM

Volunteer Management and Support

Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers The Urban Institute

Volunteer Management Resource Kit Volunteering Queensland Inc.

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Nitrogen-related Fact Sheets

Agricultural Nitrogen Management for Water Quality Protection A Heartland Region Water Coordination Publication

Ammonia Volitization University of Missouri Extension

Biogeochemical Cycles including the Nitrogen Cycle The Environmental Literacy Council

Denitrification University of Missouri Extension

How Nitrogen Enters Water University of Missouri Extension

Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle Ecological Society of America

Mineralization - Immobilization University of Missouri Extension

Nitrate Frequently Asked Questions The Nitrate Elimination Company, Inc.

Nitrate Poisoning University of Missouri Extension

Nitrate: Risks To Your Health The Nitrate Elimination Company, Inc.

Nitrification University of Missouri Extension

Nitrogen Cycle Iowa State University Extension

Nitrogen Cycle University of Missouri Extension

Nitrogen Fixation University of Missouri Extension

Nitrogen in the Plant University of Missouri Extension

Nitrogen's Most Common Forms University of Missouri Extension

Nonpoint Pollution of Surface Waters with Phosphorus and Nitrogen Ecological Society of America

Nutrients in Our Lakes and Streams Washington State Department of Ecology

Nutrient Management Spear Program including the Nitrogen Cycle Cornell University

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater

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