2022 - 2025

Reservoir Observer Student Scientists (ROSS) is a citizen science program that helps students to understand their local aquatic ecosystem and water quality issues and contribute water samples to monitor lake ecosystems.

Dr. Fischer is supporting the development of hands-on learning experiences extend learning beyond the classroom to provide students with opportunities to solve complex problems in the context of real-world situations. Engaging our youth and their teachers in actively serving as the stewards of water quality in their respective lakes, will empower these diverse and underrepresented populations to be knowledgeable and engaged in research related to cyanoHABs and their impact on economic and human health. Ensuring that responses to water quality issues are based on robust scientific information is critical for putting the right resources in the right places, at the right times.

Partner Institution:

• University of Missouri Limnology Lab

Center Team: