Become a Citizen Scientist and support our research on cyanobacteria.

 

Only a small percentage of Barnstable ponds are tested on a regular basis for cyanobacteria. We need individuals of all ages and walks of life (primarily non-scientific) who will be assigned a pond and gather water samples from May through October. Sampling can be done from the shoreline, and does not require boats or special clothing.

 

The team delivers the samples to our research partner, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), who then analyzes the samples for the presence of toxic cyanobacteria.