Watershed Specialist Conference

Entering the month of October, I presented the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring’s (ALLARM) Study Design Process at the Pennsylvania Watershed Specialist Conference, State College, PA. This was my first time presenting at a conference for ALLARM [with our director] Julie Vastine. One of my…

Letort Walk: A Reflection on Warmer Months

Earlier this semester, 4 watershed coordinators along with our Director, Julie Vastine, led 19 Dickinson students and family members on a tour of the LeTort Spring run to discuss the ecology of the area and ALLARM’s mission. In celebration of homecoming weekend, we welcomed family…

Craighead House Educational Event!

ALLARM Members: Julie Vastine, Hiba Aoid, and Karan Shakya  Craighead House Education Event, October 5, Boiling Springs, PA On October 5, members of ALLARM ventured out to Craighead House at Boiling Springs to introduce participants on ways to understand stream health. Since the Yellow Breeches…

My Very First Cumberland Stream Team Workshop!

Cumberland Stream Team Workshop, September 24, Kaufman 109, Carlisle, PA  On September 24th, members of ALLARM and 16 Stream Team volunteers came together to prepare for their volunteer monitoring experience in Cumberland County. Before volunteers got to dive into learning how to use the water…

The Stream Team Process

I have had the opportunity to experience many stages of Stream Team: what is that, you may ask? It is a volunteer water quality monitoring program created by ALLARM in partnership with the Lower and Middle Susquehanna Riverkeepers. First, interested community members are informed about…

Cumberland County Stream Team Workshop

Event Information: Cumberland County Stream Team workshop, June 11, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA On June 11, 2019 the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) held the first Stream Team Workshop for Cumberland County. Out of the marvelous 25 participants, I had the opportunity to train…

Study Design Facilitation

Event Information: Study Design Facilitation, June 13, Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, Havre de Grace, MD At ALLARM, we get to partner with different organizations on different levels. We got to work with the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) in setting the foundation for the Head…

Summer at ALLARM

Angelo Tarzona ’21, Earth Science, Houston, TX: It is my pleasure to be a Watershed Coordinator this summer at the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring. I am excited to learn how to become more involved with our volunteers and learn more about their streams. We…

Johnston’s Run Meeting

Event information: Johnston's Run Follow-up Meeting, April 13, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA On April 13th, ALLARM had another wonderful meeting with the group of Johnston’s Run volunteer monitors at the beautiful Mercersburg Academy. We enjoyed discussing the volunteer process and potential future steps moving forward…

Rain Barrel Construction

Event information: Rain Barrel construction, March 27, Kaufman Hall Basement, Carlisle, PA On March 27th, members of ALLARM, Dickinson College students, and other members of the community came together to construct 25 rain barrels from a long-awaited shipment picked up not long before. Rain barrels…

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