Join Green Mountain Conservation Group Water Quality Coordinator Jill Emerson and Water Quality Resources Assistant Trent Millum will be presenting a program on Zoom on Thursday, July 29 at 5 p.m.
Emerson and Millum will share the 15-year water quality report findings for the Saco/Ossipee Watershed Monitoring Program in addition to findings from recent microplastics research. This program will present volunteer-collected, baseline water quality data that give an overall picture of water quality in the watershed.
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