Training a new Generation

The Friends of the Minnesota Valley River Watch Program is a high school program that  allows teams of students to get outside and learn hands on data collection and water  monitoring skills. The data collected by students is then used by the Minnesota Pollution  Control Agency to help monitor pollution levels in Minnesota's waterways. 

In addition to collecting valuable data about river water  quality, the River Watch program helps educate a new  generation on the need for taking positive action to  preserve and protect the river and lands of the basin. Students are able to see first hand the impacts and  implications of proper water management in their own  communities, and are able to feel a sense of pride in  helping to care for those communities.