Citizen Science
Awareness around the condition of our waterways has grown in recent years and alongside that the opportunities for people to actively engage with the science of monitoring the condition of our waterways has too.
Below is a list of organisations and groups working around the Dee Estuary and the wider area with citizen science programs relating to water quality.
The Welsh Dee Trust
The hosts of the Middle Dee Catchment Partnership run citizen science water testing and invertebrate sampling training courses.
Visit their website to find out more and book your place on their up and coming training courses. https://www.welshdeetrust.com/citizen-science/
Environment Agency
The EA have a Citizen Science Hub jam packed with information and links to opportunities to get involved in citizen science projects. https://engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/citizen-science-participate
The Rivers Trust
Technology has become an important part of citizen science and Big River Watch is a great example of how your walk by the river can be good for both you and the environment. https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch
The Riverfly Partnership
Riverfly is a method of monitoring invertebrates (animals without an internal skeleton). With local monitoring groups across the UK.
https://www.riverflies.org/get-involved the nearest one to the Dee Estuary is next door at The Mersey Rivers Trust https://www.merseyrivers.org/index.php/get-involved/volunteer
