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Girl Scouts seek one-year adoption of lower Namasket River, will conduct eight-site water-quality study
Summary
Tom Quigley and a Girl Scout troop asked the Middleborough Lakeville Herring Fisher Commission to adopt the last two miles of the Namasket River for a one-year pilot and to allow volunteer-led sampling at eight sites; results will include macroinvertebrate counts and chemical analysis to be shared with MassDEP and MassWildlife.
Tom Quigley, a Middleborough resident and volunteer, asked the Middleborough Lakeville Herring Fisher Commission on Feb. 11 to approve a one-year pilot adoption of the last two miles of the Namasket River and described a Girl Scout-led water-quality study scheduled for mid- and late May.
Quigley said a troop of 16 sixth-graders and two troop leaders will conduct macroinvertebrate sampling at eight locations and collect surface-water samples for chemical tests — including nitrates, phosphates, pH, dissolved oxygen, bacteria and temperature — with organisms handled and returned to the water. "We're going to help them find out" what species and conditions exist, he said, adding the project will include QA/QC coordination with…
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