About ALLARM's blog

Welcome to the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring’s (ALLARM) blog! The ALLARM team has a number of fun adventures working with communities and volunteers interested in assessing the health of their streams. The goal of our blog is to share our experiences and bring you on our journey. We hope you learn more about community-based science and the amazing work taking place in Pennsylvania and New York. If you would like to learn more about ALLARM, go to dickinson.edu/allarm and follow us on social media @ALLARMwater!

Address: Dickinson College/ALLARM
P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013

Tel: (717) 245-1565
Email: allarm@dickinson.edu

Volunteer Monitoring

Image shows student watershed coordinator training volunteers in break out group

Stream Team Training in Franklin County!

On December 4th, I was able to attend the Franklin County Stream Team Training with some other members of the ALLARM team. Naisha Gaur ‘27, Kristin Houston ‘27, Max Carfrey ‘26, Volunteer Monitoring Specialist Isabel Ruff, and Staff Scientist Jill Arriola also took part in…

Cover image shows the halloween parade float

Carlisle Arts and Learning Center: From Macroinvertebrates to Giant Squids

On West Pomfret Street, sandwiched between Raudabaugh’s Barber Shop and Pat Craig Studios, is Carlisle Arts and Learning Center – or CALC. CALC is an art education center and gallery that offers both youth and adult programs and “strengthens community through the power of art”…

Something New on the Horizon for Mountain Creek Trout Club

At the heart of ALLARM’s mission is the goal of providing communities with the right tools and resources to collect and interpret data on their local waterways. It is this goal that drives ALLARM to connect with volunteer water monitors across the state and Chesapeake…