Hey Guys,
So on Wednesday, some lovely volunteers and I got up really early in the morning to go do our sampling for January. Good news, all the bacteria levels were low! Its really easy to test for the bacteria, what we do is: go out at high tide and wade into the freezing water up to our knees (a big thanks to WWU for the much appreciated waders you donated) and collect some water. Then we take our samples back to the lab and measure, pour, add, and mix some stuff to the water. After that we put our samples into the incubator for 18-22 hours and return the next day for our results. A pretty simple process for such important results! If this sounds like something you would like to do, send an email to nws@surfrider.org.
You can see the exact results of our January testing if you check out this website: http://www.surfrider.org/whatwedo3c.asp and select the Northwest Straights Chapter.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
First Post!!!
Hi Everyone,
I'm Kellie and I work with the Northwest Straights Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation ( www.surfrider.org/nws ) to keep the waters around Bellingham clean. Once a month some volunteers and I test the water at Larabee State Park, Mudd Bay, Little Squalicum Beach, the Mouth of Padden Creek, and the Nooksack River Delta for Fecal Coliforms and E. Coli. These bacteria live in the guts of all warm-blooded animals and can get into the waters through animal waste and even leaky septic systems. Yuck! Our test allow us to track the bacteria levels through out the year and inform the public when the levels are high. The goal of this blog is to inform Bellingham residents about the quality of their water and offer ways for people to help clean up and keep their waters healthy!
Happy Reading,
Kellie
I'm Kellie and I work with the Northwest Straights Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation ( www.surfrider.org/nws ) to keep the waters around Bellingham clean. Once a month some volunteers and I test the water at Larabee State Park, Mudd Bay, Little Squalicum Beach, the Mouth of Padden Creek, and the Nooksack River Delta for Fecal Coliforms and E. Coli. These bacteria live in the guts of all warm-blooded animals and can get into the waters through animal waste and even leaky septic systems. Yuck! Our test allow us to track the bacteria levels through out the year and inform the public when the levels are high. The goal of this blog is to inform Bellingham residents about the quality of their water and offer ways for people to help clean up and keep their waters healthy!
Happy Reading,
Kellie
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