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Sign up for Cyanobacteria Monitor Training or an Info session.

Report on Lake Champlain conditions by becoming a cyanobacteria monitor!

To participate as a cyanobacteria volunteer monitor, individuals must:

Attend an online training session (lasting about 2.5 to 3 hours)
Have weekly access to a public or private lakeshore location
Wear a face mask and practice physical distancing at public sites including state parks, beaches and boat launches
Self-quarantine for 14 days if arriving to the Lake Champlain watershed from out of state and before monitoring at any public site
Agree not to sample or assess conditions at any public locations if you are feeling sick, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have had close contact with anyone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days
Follow any posted COVID-19 guidelines at any public sites where you monitor and agree not to monitor if the site isn’t open for public use
File weekly reports via an online form after meeting the above protocols

The 2020 reporting season runs from the week of June 28 through mid-fall. We anticipate that the 2021 reporting season will run from mid-June through mid-fall. LCC is also happy to train people who aren't able to provide weekly reports but are interested in increasing their understanding of lake conditions.

Cyanobacteria Monitor Interest Form

Please Complete Form Below

First and last name(s) of all household monitors:*

Email Address*

Phone*

Street Address*

City*

State*

Zip Code*

What type of training are you interested in? (All monitors, returning and first-time, are required to participate in annual training.)*

First-time Volunteer Monitor for 2020 season

Returning Volunteer Monitor for 2020 season

First-time Volunteer Monitor for 2021 season

Returning Volunteer Monitor for 2021 season

Education Purposes Only

Trainings are held online and run approximately 2.5-3 hours. We've held ten online sessions for the 2020 monitoring season and will schedule additional ones on an as-needed basis.*

Please contact me if you schedule additional 2020 training sessions. (Indicate what time of day you would be interested in a training in the section below.)

Please contact me when you schedule training sessions for the 2021 monitoring season. (Indicate what time of day you would be interested in a training in the section below.)

What time of day would you prefer for a 2.5-3 hour online training session?*

How early in the season can you begin monitoring? (The season began June 28.)

How late in the season are you able to monitor? Please provide further detail in additional comments below. (With blooms persisting into the fall we encourage monitors to continue weekly reporting as late in the year as possible.)

Additional comments related to monitoring availability:

If you have a seasonal residence on or near the waterbody where you wish to monitor, please indicate the date range when you will be there. For example: Memorial Day to the end of October.

If you're interested in weekly monitoring, where on the lake do you hope to monitor? (Provide GPS coordinates if you have them.)

Please indicate which day of the week you will do your routine weekly monitoring.

I'm also interested in daily monitoring. Please provide further information.

Yes

Are you monitoring as a state park or municipal park employee?

Yes, I am monitoring as a state park employee.

Yes, I am monitoring as a municipal park employee.

No, I am not monitoring as a state or municipal park employee.

If you are monitoring as a state or municipal park employee, please provide the name of the park and the town location.

If you are monitoring as a state or municipal park employee, please indicate the time period you will be available for monitoring. (Example: Memorial Day to Labor Day.)

All cyanobacteria monitors must abide by safety protocols. Please carefully review the requirements below.*

Yes, I agree to the following cyanobacteria monitoring protocols:

-Wear a face mask and practice physical distancing at public sites including state parks, beaches and boat launches
-Wear gloves when taking water samples
-Self-quarantine for 14 days whenever coming into the Lake Champlain watershed from out of state and before monitoring at any public site
-Not sample or assess conditions at any public locations if I’m feeling sick, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have had close contact with anyone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days
-Follow any posted COVID-19 guidelines at any public sites where I monitor and agree not to monitor if the site isn’t open for public use
-File weekly reports via an online form after meeting the above safety protocols

Do you need the Lake Champlain Committee to supply you with any of the following for your cyanobacteria monitoring? (select all that apply)

Face mask

Gloves (select size below)

Cyanobacteria Monitor T-shirt (select size below)

No, I have all of the supplies I need

If you need gloves, select the size below. (If you have more than one household monitor, choose multiple sizes. If you need the same size, select that and we will send you the correct number based on the monitors you listed above.)

No gloves needed

If you need a T-shirt for monitoring, select the size below. (If you have more than one household monitor, choose multiple sizes. If you need the same size, select that and we will send you the correct number based on the monitors you listed above.)

No T-shirt(s) needed

XXL

I give permission for the Lake Champlain Committee to use any photographs I submit for monitoring in both print and online materials.*

Yes

Yes, I'd like to help organize an online training session for my neighborhood, town, or lake association! (State details below.)

Yes

Yes, I'm interested in helping monitor state or municipal site(s) after Labor Day in addition to my regular site(s).

Yes

Note the additional state and/or municipal site(s) that you are most interested in monitoring after Labor Day.

How did you learn about LCC's cyanobacteria monitoring program? Select all that apply.

Facebook

LCC Staff

LCC Monitor

LCC Promotion/Mailing

LCC Website

News Article

Radio/TV Program

Other

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