Outside Science (inside parks): Water Monitoring at Curecanti National Recreation Area

The Outside Science (inside parks) series shares stories of crucial, creative science. Each episode, produced in collaboration with Colorado State University, highlights the many ways young people are getting involved in science in parks. Part citizen science, part education, these videos cover topics such as sea turtles and light pollution, toxic algal blooms, and mercury levels in dragonfly larvae. Watch this and all the previous episodes on the Explore Nature website or the Explore Nature YouTube Channel.

Duration:

4 minutes, 32 seconds

In this episode follow Scientists-in-Parks intern and the water monitoring team at Curecanti National Recreation Area as they work to collect water samples and document river algae.