102 sites were sampled on 9/3/14!!! Check out your site's data and compare to July!

SITE	System	Time of Sampling	pH	Sp Cond (us/cm)	Turbidity (NTU)
ARD	Androscoggin	10:30	7.04	31.05	2.78
ARU	Androscoggin	9:50	6.96	28.57	1.1
BAT	Borthwick Ave	8:45-8:50	7.87	1.347	11.2
BBD	Beaver Brook	3:25	6.8	223.9	1.44
BBK	Bogle Brook	11:55	6.65	32.65	1.47
BBO	Bear Brook	9:10	6.3	56.15	0.766
BBU	Beaver Brook	3:05	7.02	98.34	1.61
BBW	Beaver Brook	12:15	6.94	176.8	1.78
BDC	Burley Demerrit	7:00	7.7	262.3	2.13
BDD	Blood Brook
BDU	Blood Brook
BEC	Beards Creek	12:00	7.98	342.8	4.93
BEF	Albany Brook	7:30	6.86	19.16	0.266
BLD	Back Lake Brook	7:15	7.58	73.07	3.54
BLU	Back Lake Brook	7:00	7.18	67.7	4.57
BRD	Bellamy River	1:55-2:00	7.46	202.5	10
BRU	Bellamy River	8:45-8:50	7.18	187.8	14.1
BSW	Beaver Brook	12:45	7.59	1158	0.352
CBT	Clay Brook	8:38	7.04	87.46	0.901
CBU	Clay Brook	9:03	7.19	43.59	1.66
CCK	Cart Creek	10:50	7.07	526.2	10.5
CHB	Chesley Brook	11:05	7.12	255.5	2.73
COB	College Brook	11:25	7.97	860	3.23
CRD	Creamery Brook	8:52	7.15	216.3	5.08
CRU	Creamery Brook	9:00	6.93	203.1	0.465
CSP	Cedar Swamp	9:40	5.87	267.6	5.44
CTC	Connecticut	11:30	7.39	39.29	2.8
CTP	Connecticut River	12:15	7.32	33.77	5.55
DBB	Dube Brook	10:35	7.08	113.6	8.66
DCF	Dowst-Cate	9:45	6.91	49.07	1.4
DGB	Douglas Brook	11:55	6.92	23.89	1.04
ELL	Ellis River	12:35	6.61	35.91	0.219
EMB	Emerson Brook	10:05	6.89	22.21	0.107
EXT	Exeter River
HBF	Paradise Brook	7:50	6.32	14.29	2.97
HCA	Hosley Brook	9:30	6.49	16.96	0.446
HCB	Hosley Brook	11:30	6.66	31.89	0.867
HCD	Hosley Brook	11:25	6.86	32.72	1.33
HCE	Hosley Brook	10:00	6.68	23.79	0.209
HCF	Hosley Brook	11:15	6.89	30.57	6.78
HCG	Hosley Brook	10:50	6.81	30.89	1.26
HCH	Hosley Brook	10:40	6.8	31.48	0.764
HCI	Hosley Brook	10:20	6.31	32.46	0.771
HCJ	Hosley Brook	11:00	6.5	29.89	0.799
HCK	Hosley Brook	10:30	6.79	32.46	1.08
HOB	Hodgson Brook	9:10-9:15	7.72	760	1.98
HYB	Halfway Brook	7:29	7.28	118.7	1.5
IDM	Ispwich Dam	10:30	7.06	417.8	2.64
IRD	Israel River	8:30	6.94	52.72	5.39
IRU	Israel River	9:35	6.95	24.65	3.02
JOB	Johnson Brook	10:45	7.09	25.73	0.53
LND	Pemigewasset River	3:20	6.65	28.65	0.196
MCQ	McQuesten Brook	10:45	7.68	634.5	2.39
MEB	Middle Brook	8:13	7.22	81.73	4.87
MMR	Merrymeeting River	9:15	6.33	74.39	0.796
MOD	Moose River	8:35	6.6	57.87	2.09
MOU	Moose River	9:15	7	87.79	7.01
MOX	Merrimack River		6.95	93.18	1.02
MRC	Mad River	7:01	6.86	39.19	1.07
MRL	Mad River
MUC	Merrimack River	10:45	7.13	90.02	0.816
MUM	Merrimack River		7.08	98.6	1.08
MWW	Merrimack River	11:15	7	94.21	0.898
NED	Contocook	11:10 - 11:30	7.51	95.21	0.818
NEU	Contocook	11:45	7.19	86.68	0.918
NSB	Salmon Brook	8:13	7.75	371.3	2.35
NWD	Newfields Ditch	9:25-9:30	7.83	770.8	2.81
OBG	Otter Brook	11:40	7.23	100	1.54
OGS	Oyster River at USGS	10:52	7.11	175.7	9.95
OMP	Oyster River at Mill Pond Dam	11:43	7.68	296.1	2.94
OSS	Ossipee River		6.85	51.17	0.419
PBB	Pine Bend Brook	10:45	6.89	20.43	0.252
PBD	Piscataquog	9:07	7.07	77.06	1.66
PBI	Main Piscataquog	8:07	7.01	120.8	1.22
PBU	South Piscataquog	8:51	7.1	80.72	2.06
PDM	Parker Dam	11:10	7.52	413.7	1.74
PEB	Pettee Brook	12:16	7.7	751.6	1.74
PGS	Paugus Brook	10:50	6.6	22.43	0.182
PIN	Pine River		6.95	75.42	1.04
PRF	Pemigewasset River	11:41	6.95	76.58	0.889
PRG	Piscataquog	6:10	7.27	104.4	1.41
PRP	Pemigewasset River	9:34	6.99	93.3	1.09
PRW	Pemigewasset River	3:50	6.88	72.14	0.363
PWU	North Piscataquog	7:50	7.02	62.01	0.821
RHB	Rand Brook	10:09	6.88	52.17	5.22
RHL	Red Hill River	7:44	7.22	63.26	0.605
SBK	Sawmill Brook	9:10	7.16	1405	2.81
SBM	Saddleback	9:30	6.26	31.08	0.127
SCD	Dead Dimond River	8:00	7.08	42.36	1.16
SCS	Swift Diamond River	8:30	7.26	32.97	1
SHB	Schoolhouse Brook	10:55	7.29	34.42	1.01
SLB	Slide Brook	9:21	6.91	27.29	0.412
SNB	Shannon Brook	8:26	7.4	80.8	2.82
SQB	Unnamed Belnap Woods	9:50	7.28	118.2	0.635
SQM	Mill Brook	10:13	6.94	49.06	0.427
SQR	Squamscott River
SRM	Swift River	1:30	6.41	27.99	0.478
SRU	Swift Upper	9:20	6.37	48.87	0.419
SRN	Sugar River North	2:11	7.25	120.8	1.73
SRS	Sugar River South	2:36	7.14	98.18	3.55
SWP	Storm Drain (Highland St)	9:21	7.81	1428	3.48
TPB	Trout Pond Brook	8:30	6.57	19.34	0.736
USW	Pemigewasset River	4:15	6.37	62.2	0.388
WAM	Wild Ammonoosuc	2:55	7.15	59.01	0.435
WBG	Whittle Brook	6:15	7.26	108.5	0.96
WHB	Wednesday Hill Brook	7:30	7.93	369.1	4.67
WIN	Winnepesauke River	11:20	7.27	107.4	4.84

Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for making the July snapshot possible! Here are some Preliminary Snapshot Data from 7/30/14. Additional nutrient data to come!

SITE	System	DATE	Time of Sampling	Weather	pH	Sp Cond (us/cm)	Turbidity (NTU)
ARD	Androscoggin	7/30/2014	12:30	Cloudy, ~60, recent rain	6.99	31.29	1.25
ARU	Androscoggin	7/30/2014	12:08	Cloudy, ~60, recent rain	6.81	29.93	1.22
BAT	Borthwick Ave	7/30/2014	8:45	Clear, cool	8.16	1590	8.41
BBD	Beaver Brook	7/30/2014	12:05	Clear, 70s	7.25	144.1	1.39
BBK	Bogle Brook	7/30/2014		not sampled
BBO	Bear Brook	7/30/2014	7:40		5.78	76.65	0.729
BBU	Beaver Brook	7/30/2014	11:15:00	Clear, 70s	6.75	69.15	0.988
BBW	Beaver Brook	7/30/2014	10:00	Sunny, 70s	6.99	106.4	1.16
BDC	Burley Demerrit	7/30/2014	7:00	60-70s, cloudy	8.09	271	1.55
BDD	Blood Brook	7/30/2014		not sampled
BDU	Blood Brook	7/30/2014		not sampled
BEC	Beards Creek	7/30/2014	10:30	Cloudy, Mid-70s	8.09	381.2	6.06
BEF	Albany Brook	7/30/2014	12:00		6.72	16.79	0.096
BLD	Back Lake Brook	7/30/2014	7:40	Cool, no rain	7.43	67.75	1.58
BLU	Back Lake Brook	7/30/2014	7:25	Cool, no rain	7.23	60.79	1.45
BRD	Bellamy River	7/30/2014		not sampled
BRU	Bellamy River	7/30/2014		not sampled
BSW	Beaver Brook	7/30/2014	10:30	Sunny, 70s	7.24	1174	0.425
CBT	Clay Brook	7/30/2014	10:51	Overcast, cool	6.57	39.27	2.33
CBU	Clay Brook	7/30/2014	10:31	Overcast, cool	6.5	25.74	0.657
CCK	Cart Creek	7/30/2014	10:15	Partly cloudy, 75	7.76	457.4	8.02
CHB	Chesley Brook	7/30/2014	9:40	Cloudy, Mid 60s	7.88	251.9	2.02
COB	College Brook	7/30/2014	9:55	Cloudy, Mid 60s	8.21	1338	2.62
CRD	Creamery Brook	7/30/2014	12:00	Sunny	7.38	84.94	1.83
CRU	Creamery Brook	7/30/2014	12:15	Sunny	6.97	86.46	0.655
CSP	Cedar Swamp	7/30/2014	8:30	Partly cloudy, ~75	6.69	233.8	1.4
CTC	Connecticut	7/30/2014	8:21	Foggy/ overcast, ~50	7.08	36.12	4.46
CTP	Connecticut River	7/30/2014	6:45	Foggy, ~50	7.08	32.16	0.922
DBB	Dube Brook	7/30/2014	9:05	Cloudy, Mid 60s	7.87	137.1	8.8
DCF	Dowst-Cate	7/30/2014	9:45	Cloudy, Mid 60s	6.71	47.89	0.839
DGB	Douglas Brook	7/30/2014	13:30	Partly cloudy, 60s, rain last 3 days	6.76	23.78	0.723
ELL	Ellis River	7/30/2014	14:07	Partly cloudy, 60s	6.51	36.15	0.153
EMB	Emerson Brook	7/30/2014			6.92	21.73	0.101
EXT	Exeter River	7/30/2014	11:45	Partly cloudy	7.68	224.6	1.27
HBF	Paradise Brook	7/30/2014	9:51	Cloudy	5.81	12.11	0.08
HCA	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	11:00	Cloudy, 70	6.43	17.57	1.25
HCB	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	11:50	Cloudy, 70	5.88	30.32	1.06
HCD	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	11:45	Cloudy, 70	6.82	32.75	1.01
HCE	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	11:20	Cloudy, 70	6.25	19.4	0.405
HCF	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	12:00	Cloudy, 70	6.78	31.05	0.892
HCG	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	1:00	Cloudy, 70	6.78	33.04	1.06
HCH	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	12:50	Cloudy, 70	6.71	33.7	1.28
HCI	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	12:30	Cloudy, 70	6	33.23	1.82
HCJ	Hosley Brook	7/30/2014	1:15	Cloudy, 70	6.66	29.9	0.832
HOB	Hodgson Brook	7/30/2014	9:30	Clear, cool	8.13	851.2	1.24
HYB	Halfway Brook	7/30/2014	9:30	Mostly cloudy	7.24	81.57	0.874
IDM	Ispwich Dam	7/30/2014	9:30	Partly cloudy, ~75	7.92	388.3	1.95
IRD	Israel River	7/30/2014	9:05 to 9:07	Cloudy, 55-58	6.73	42.29	0.971
IRU	Israel River	7/30/2014	10:46 to 10:51	Cloudy, 55-58	6.66	23.19	0.359
JOB	Johnson Brook	7/30/2014			7.23	22.51	0.218
LND	Pemigewasset River	7/30/2014	10:43	Cloudy	6.19	21.26	0.268
MCQ	McQuesten Brook	7/30/2014	10:45	Cloudy, 60 to 70	7.87	694.5	1.6
MEB	Middle Brook	7/30/2014	10:45	Cloudy	7.32	77.09	1.31
MMR	Merrymeeting River	7/30/2014	9:05 to 9:17	Overcast, 68	7.16	75.29	1.21
MOD	Moose River	7/30/2014	9:05	Cloudy	6.57	32.5	0.37
MOU	Moose River	7/30/2014	8:40	Cloudy	6.85	51.29	0.455
MOX	Merrimack River	7/30/2014			6.86	71.97	1.94
MRC	Mad River	7/30/2014	9:20	Cloudy	6.48	32.41	0.379
MRL	Mad River	7/30/2014
MUC	Merrimack River	7/30/2014	11:00		6.97	58.9	8.76
MUM	Merrimack River	7/30/2014	7:25	Overcast, 63	7.02	77.29	6.49
MWW	Merrimack River	7/30/2014			6.97	94.91	1.81
NED	Contocook	7/30/2014			6.97	70.1	1.22
NEU	Contocook	7/30/2014			6.98	66.88	1.23
NSB	Salmon Brook	7/30/2014	9:30	Mostly cloudy	7.77	442.5	2.18
NWD	Newfields Ditch	7/30/2014	9:04	Clear, cool	8.18	996.2	2.55
OBG	Otter Brook	7/30/2014		not sampled
OGS	Oyster River at USGS	7/30/2014	9:25	Cloudy, Mid 60s	7.78	264.7	7.34
OMP	Oyster River at Mill Pond Dam	7/30/2014	10:50	Cloudy, Mid 60s	7.82	285.2	5.85
OSS	Ossipee River	7/30/2014	10:35	Mostly cloudy, ~71, 2.5" rain last 3 days	6.81	46.75	0.649
PBB	Pine Bend Brook	7/30/2014	11:15	Partly cloudy, rain last 3 days, 60	6.72	16.85	0.146
PBD	Piscataquog	7/30/2014	8:42	Cloudy	7.15	75.16	1.14
PBI	Main Piscataquog	7/30/2014	8:00	Cloudy	6.96	87.67	5.26
PBU	South Piscataquog	7/30/2014	7:51	Cloudy	7.06	71.17	1.39
PBI_Duplicate	Main Piscataquog	7/30/2014			7.21	88.88	4.38
PBU_Duplicate	South Piscataquog	7/30/2014			6.98	71.1	1.18
PDM	Parker Dam	7/30/2014	10:40	Partly cloudy, ~75	7.94	377.1	4.24
PEB	Pettee Brook	7/30/2014	10:10	Cloudy, mid 60s	8.18	1029	2.41
PGS	Paugus Brook	7/30/2014	1:15	Sunny	6.51	19.21	0.134
PIN	Pine River	7/30/2014	10:10	Mostly cloudy, ~71, 2.5" rain last 3 days	6.55	47.03	0.895
PRF	Pemigewasset River	7/30/2014	8:15	Cloudy	6.47	39.99	9.81
PRG	Piscataquog	7/30/2014	9:45	Partly cloudy	7.22	92.88	1.46
PRP	Pemigewasset River	7/30/2014	11:09		6.69	39.64	3.29
PRW	Pemigewasset River	7/30/2014	10:59	Cloudy	6.39	39.68	0.267
PWU	North Piscataquog	7/30/2014	7:12	Cloudy	7.06	59.35	0.776
RBH	Rand Brook	7/30/2014	10:48	Partly sunny, ~68	7.18	67.26	1.19
RHL	Red Hill River	7/30/2014	10:00	Mostly cloudy	7.23	68.7	0.706
SBK	Sawmill Brook	7/30/2014	7:40	Partly cloudy, ~ 75	7.15	1078	3.73
SBM	Saddleback	7/30/2014	9:30	Cloudy, 60 to 70	5.1	29.91	0.909
SCD	Dead Dimond River	7/30/2014	10:05	Mostly cloudy, ~50	6.73	25.71	1.53
SCS	Swift Diamond River	7/30/2014	10:25	Mostly cloudy, ~50	6.89	24.31	2.06
SHB	Schoolhouse Brook	7/30/2014	11:25	Partly Cloudy, ~68	7.05	32.95	0.276
SLB	Slide Brook	7/30/2014			6.83	18.81	0.11
SNB	Shannon Brook	7/30/2014	11:00	Cloudy	7.08	58.34	1.82
SQB	Unnamed Belnap Woods	7/30/2014	9:50	Overcast, 70s, heavy rain last 2 days	7.28	97.9	0.95
SQM	Mill Brook	7/30/2014	10:10	Overcast, 70s, heavy rain last 2 days	7.1	50.28	0.562
SQR	Squamscott River	7/30/2014	12:04 to 12:10	Sunny/ overcast	7.85	5.5	8.54
SRM	Swift River	7/30/2014	13:45	Partly cloudy, ~60, Rain last 3 days	6.2	21.89	0.312
SRU	Swift Upper	7/30/2014	9:30	Partly cloudy, 60, last 3 days	6.04	33.88	0.276
SRN	Sugar River North	7/30/2014	8:35	Cloudy, cool	7.18	76.59	3.32
SRS	Sugar River South	7/30/2014	9:00	Cloudy, cool	7.08	83.98	2
SWP	Storm Drain (Highland St)	7/30/2014	11:20	Cloudy	8.07	1884	0.395
TPB	Trout Pond Brook	7/30/2014	8:30	Cloudy, 60 to 70	6.65	18.95	0.748
USW	Pemigewasset River	7/30/2014	10:15		6.35	42.47	0.316
WAM	Wild Ammonoosuc	7/30/2014	11:45	Sunny	6.68	30.85	0.332
WBG	Whittle Brook	7/30/2014	9:31	Partly cloudy	7.34	109.4	0.311
WHB	Wednesday Hill Brook	7/30/2014	7:30	Cloudy, 60 to 70	7.14	364	2.01
WIN	Winnepesauke River	7/30/2014	7:43	Cloudy	7.1	100.5	9.81

Gearing Up For 2014 Field Season

We aren't the only ones emerging this spring. Contoocook River, Henniker, NH.

2014 LoVoTECS news & dates to put on your calendar:

• Spring Interval Change: taking place this month, May 9th-May 18th. Resources for the procedure can be found at: https://www.plymouth.edu/center-for-the-environment/files/2014/05/spring-inteval-change-instructions.pdf
• Ashley Hyde will be defending her MS thesis Friday, May 23rd at 11:00, featuring LoVoTECS data. It will be held in Boyd Lecture Hall (001) at Plymouth State University. 
• U24, conductivity meter battery issues (black sensor): we are approaching the battery life of the conductivity meter (black sensor), we've had ~2 dozen units already fail. Please note that if you try to offload your conductivity meter and after realigning and cleaning the optics you are still getting a red "fail" LED light remove the sensor from the shuttle and look into the communication end of the sensor. 

When the sensor is working properly there is a red light that blinks every few seconds, if you do not see this blinking light it is likely that the battery failed during winter deployment. If this happens, please pull the sensor from your site and send an email to report the problem. The battery life on the silver, water level logger appears to be better, as we haven't had any reports of battery failures on those units.

• Winter sensor shifting or sensor loss: We expect a higher number of sensor shifting or loss from the heavy ice coverage this past winter and high flows this spring. If you noticed that your sensor has shifted or is gone completely, please contact us as soon as it's noticed via email or phone to report the problem. 
• The grand total of donated time by LoVoTECS host: From February 2012-today, we've estimated that LoVoTECS hosts have donated over 2,400 hours and 8,300 miles amounting to more than $58,000. Truly an invaluable contribution and LoVoTECS would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our hosts!
• 2014 Summer Snapshot: We are in the process of organizing another 2014 Summer Snapshot event, the dates have not yet been picked but it is likely that we will be sampling June, July and August or July, August and September. 

2014 No.4 NH LoVoTECS Newsletter

Where were you on the mornings of May 14th, June 11th and July 16th, 2013? If you are a NH LoVoTECS sensor host more than likely you spent a portion of your morning at the site of your sensors collecting for the statewide “Snapshot” event. Water samples were collected between 7:00am and 4:00pm at active LoVoTECS sites for a total of 233 samples, representing about 79 sites per sampling event. Preliminary results are discussed in our March 2014 Newsletter, accessed via the link: March, 2014 NH LoVoTECS Newsletter Analytes of the Snapshot event and their significance to include them in the analysis are listed below.

Major  Ions	Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Sulfate, Nitrate, which are the major contributors to electrical conductivity.
Dissolved Organic Carbon & Nitrogen	An important condition of water chemistry, significant to metal transport and generally to aquatic ecosystems.
Phosphorus	A major factor for aquatic ecosystem health. Often algal is limited by phosphorus availability.
Water Isotopes	Oxygen 18, Oxygen 16. This helps in identifying water sources.
Silica	Silicon dioxide is another factor for aquatic ecosystem health, also higher levels of silicon dioxide are typically found in groundwater due to the weathering of rocks and sand.
Ammonia	Ammonia is the preferred nitrogen-containing nutrient for plant growth.
Water Isotopes	Oxygen 18, Oxygen 16, which are helpful in identifying water sources.

New Introduction and Welcome Video available

Hi Everyone,

After the teacher workshop in August, we decided to create a welcome video for new partners and for educators that do not have sensors. We hope that it provides sufficient background information on the network and explains our use and focus on electrical conductivity. Please watch and feel free to share!

The Babbling Brook

I had the pleasure of attending a Public Lab event last weekend, and through that found out about a great water quality art installation in Massachusetts. It is a water quality sensor that tweets and tells bad jokes about its recent measurements.

The artist is Catherine D'Ignazio. She is part of a movement to include art in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) = STEAM.

Plymouth Area 1st Science Brew Café Draws Standing Room Only Crowd (Despite Red Sox Playoff Game!) Guest Blog by June Hammond Rowan

October 16th, 2013 by June

Mark Green, Ashley Hyde, and Errin Volitis explain their research at Plymouth's 1st Science Brew Cafe

Plymouth’s first Science Café was held on October 15 at Biederman’s Deli and Pub. Even though the Red Sox were playing an important post-season game, over fifty people, including community members and PSU students, came to learn about science in an informal setting.
The topic on tap for the first Science Brew Café was “Sensing New Hampshire’s Streams and Rivers.” Hydrologist and assistant professor Mark Green gave an overview of a research project using 200 sensors at 100 sites to study water quality and flow. The sensors collect information on conductivity, temperature and stage every 5 to 15 minutes year round creating a large volume of data. Conductivity serves as a measure of water quality and stage relates to the flow and amount of water in the rivers and streams.    Errin Volitis, a research technician working on the project, talked about her work coordinating the installation of the sensors and training volunteers to help with the project. The sensors are hosted by volunteers and organizations around New Hampshire and each has a specific research question which the data from the sensors will help to address. Ashley Hyde, a graduate student in Environmental Science and Policy, explained how the data are also being used by school teachers and students at all levels throughout the state to give them experience in understanding their local environment and data analysis.

Standing Room Only at Science Brew Cafe

Science Cafés take place all over the globe with the goal of bringing science and scientists into a community in a casual setting.  Please see http://www.sciencecafes.org for more information.  New Hampshire recently formed a Science Café Coalition http://sciencecafenh.org.  The State currently has ongoing Cafés in Portsmouth, Nashua, and Lebanon.
The Plymouth Science Brew Café was organized by assistant professor Shannon Rogers and Plymouth State University’s Center for the Environment. Thank you Biederman’s for hosting the event and also to the presenters. Support for this event was also provided by NHEPSCoR and the National Science Foundation. http://www.epscor.unh.edu.
Additional Science Brew Cafés will be organized in the future. Please contact the Center for the Environment at psu-cfe@plymouth.edu or plymouth.edu/cfe for more information.