Secchi Dip-In

2011 Secchi Dip-In June 25 - July 17, 2011

Since 1994, the Dip-In has been guided by Bob Carlson from Kent State University.  The Secchi Dip-In is a demonstration of the potential of volunteer monitors to gather environmentally important information on our lakes, rivers and estuaries. The concept of the Dip-In is simple: individuals in volunteer monitoring programs take a transparency measurement on one day during the weeks surrounding Canada Day and July Fourth. Individuals may be monitoring lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, rivers, or streams. These transparency values are used to assess the transparency of volunteer-monitored lakes in the United States and Canada.  Find out how you can be involved in the 2012 Secchi Dip-In.