Assisting New Jersey Community Water Monitoring Programs
Toxic cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) have increased in New Jersey ponds, lakes, and reservoirs since 2018. Community water monitoring groups are spread out across the state and can help to quantify the extent of these algal growths through visual lake assessments and phycocyanin measurements submitted to NJDEP’s HAB portal. Click here to report a HAB to NJDEP.
Traveling HAB Lab
The NJ Water Center for Water Science and Technology at Montclair State University hosts the Traveling HAB Lab every summer, providing free water quality testing services for community scientists. Click here to learn more about this program. No experience is required – and all supplies and training are provided. The application is open until April 30, 2025. Apply now!