On September 29th and October 2nd, ALLARM had the pleasure of visiting Professor Rebecca Connor’s first year seminar, "From Kyoto to Paris to Carlisle: Human Impact on Global and Local Environments." ALLARM was asked to lead the students through an experience that would give a…
On Tuesday September 26th, I joined Isabel Ruff (Volunteer Monitoring Specialist) and Amelia Harper ‘25 to assist with the Lycoming Stream Team QC and pick-up meeting. Amelia first gathered equipment that volunteers would need along with extra refill kit materials including nitrate-nitrogen tablets and equipment…
On Saturday September 2nd, ALLARMies new and old traveled to Stuart Park on the Yellow Breaches creek for ALLARM orientation. Each year, ALLARM hosts orientation at the start of the academic year in order to give Watershed Coordinators the opportunity to bond as a team,…
On Thursday July 20th, I had the pleasure of joining my fellow ALLARM members, Lindsay VanFossen (Water Quality Technician), Phoebe Galione (Outreach Manager), and Whimsy Mark-Ockerbloom '24 on a three-hour road trip to Westmoreland County for the Stream Team's one-year monitoring check-in. The purpose of…
On Wednesday, July 19th, ALLARM met with Stream Team volunteers from Conewango, New York for a training workshop over Zoom. The ALLARM team was made up of Julie Vastine (Director), Lindsay VanFossen (Water Quality Technician), Isabel Ruff (Volunteer Monitoring Specialist), and watershed coordinators Whimsy Mark-Ockerbloom…
This year, ALLARM hosted the Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Monitoring Conference from the 29th to the 30th of June. The sessions and events included, featured volunteers, career scientists, and organizations from the Mid-Atlantic region, all with unique experiences and perspectives to share. ALLARM's full time staff and…
On June 22nd, half of the summer ALLARM team set off on a three-day Stream Team adventure to Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties. We had many goals for this trip, including checking in with Lackawanna and Luzerne Stream Team volunteers (with time to collect quality control…
My first week working at ALLARM over the summer was exciting and filled with adventures. On Wednesday, June 7th, members of the ALLARM staff headed across the state to Warren and Erie Counties for the Conewango Creek Watershed Association (CCWA)) monitoring information session and the…
Dear Grace (of October 2019), Welcome to ALLARM! Working here has been one of the best experiences of my time at Dickinson – however, I can clearly remember being so nervous my first few weeks here. I have made a list of things I would…
If I had the opportunity to go back in time to chat with myself during my first ALLARM orientation, I’m sure that I would have lots of advice. I remember being so worried about not having the required skill set for the position, as I…
