October samples collected
Thirty-one sites were sampled by 22 volunteers in a single weekend.
Example data Environment & Land Preservation Neglectedness 4/10 · Somewhat overlooked (example)
Example: Creekside Water Monitors
Citizen scientists sampling small streams every month.
The story
Small streams change faster than agencies can check them. Volunteers sample the same sites every month, so a sudden change shows up quickly.
The data go on a public map, which has already helped one town trace a pollution source.
The team
- Hollis Grant · Program manager
- Imani Brooks · Lab technician
- Frank Delgado · Volunteer trainer
Example team (fictional people, for illustration only).
Efficiency rating
D Source: Example data - not sourced, as of
64¢ of every $1 reaches the work
- Reaches the work: 64¢
- Overhead: 22¢
- Advertising: 8¢
- Executive pay: 6¢
- Reaches the work: 64¢
- Overhead: 22¢
- Advertising: 8¢
- Executive pay: 6¢
Show data table
| Category | Cents per $1 |
|---|---|
| Reaches the work | 64 |
| Overhead | 22 |
| Advertising | 8 |
| Executive pay | 6 |
How the work budget is spent (example data)
- Monthly program costs
- 58%
- Materials
- 24%
- Training and safety
- 10%
- Reporting
- 8%
- Monthly donors
- 35
- Cost per stream site per month
- $30
- Location
- Example Valley
About this project
A fictional watershed group that pays for test kits and lab fees so volunteers can sample stream sites on a monthly schedule and publish the results. Placeholder text only.
Impact / Why it matters
Regular local sampling spots pollution early and builds a record that agencies can rely on.
Small streams are rarely monitored, so problems such as runoff or a failing septic system can go unnoticed until fish disappear or the water smells wrong. Official sampling is too thin to catch everything.
Trained volunteers sampling the same sites every month create a long, consistent record. Changes stand out, and the evidence is detailed enough to take to officials or to guide cleanup work.
Taking part also helps people feel connected to their local waterways and gives them a reason to look after them.
Project updates
Example updates: fictional news for illustration. Newest first.
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Pollution source traced
Monthly readings pointed to a leaking tank upstream, which the owner has since repaired.
Example data. This project and its figures are fictional placeholders. See the methodology for how real ratings will be sourced.