WHAT
Community Science Rainfall Monitoring Workshop
WHEN
Wednesday June 25, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE
Vineland Public Library
1058 E Landis Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Please register here:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jcwjn7a
and pay for your rain gauge, which costs $38, here:
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E345388&id=240
This workshop is an opportunity to get involved in community science with a national volunteer program called Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) to measure and map precipitation in your backyard. The only requirements to join are an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather conditions, a desire to learn more about how weather can affect and impact our lives, and purchase of the program's official rain gauge ($38). Please pre-pay for your rain gauge to ensure we have enough for everyone, and we will hand them out at the workshop.
Lynn Maun, Cumberland County's Coordinator for this program, will be leading the workshop. Also the Education Coordinator for the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, Lyn will explain how the program works and how to install your gauge and monitor rainfall.
The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, present throughout nearly the entire New Jersey Coastal Plain, is an unconfined resevoir close to the surface layer and relies on rainfall for its recharge. Because it is near the surface, it discharges locally to streams, wetlands, and other water bodies. Pumping ground water can cause the water table to drop and can diminish stream flow and impair wetlands. Monitoring rainfall accurately is important because the aquifer relies on a certain amount of annual precipitation for healthy streams and wetlands.
BE PREPARED
Please pay for your rain gauge before the event. You may wish to bring note-taking supplies.
QUESTIONS?
Contact us at 856-300-5331 or
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