Lakeside Lab CLAMP Volunteer Opportunity

Contact: Ashley Scheve, Education Coordinator; (712) 337-3669 Ext 7, ashley-scheve@uiowa.edu

Do you enjoy science, being out on the lake, and giving back to your community? If so, CLAMP may be just for you! For over 20 years CLAMP (Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project) has been monitoring the health and quality of our Iowa Great Lakes. Lakeside Lab is currently seeking volunteers to help gather data during the 2022 sampling season.

“We are looking for volunteers who want to learn more about water quality, lake ecology or just enjoy being out on the water,” said Ashley Scheve, education coordinator at Lakeside Lab. “We have a wonderful group of current volunteers and are hoping to expand to have more community members involved in this project.”

To become a “CLAMP-ologist” volunteers need to attend one free training session at Lakeside Lab, have access to a boat, and be willing to volunteer a few hours of their time at least three times a summer. All necessary equipment will be provided by Lakeside Lab. Participating lakes include Big Spirit Lake, Little Spirit Lake, Center Lake, East Okoboji, West Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lower Gar, Minnewashta Lake and Silver Lake.

Three training sessions will be offered this May, two on May 21^st at 10:00am and 1:00pm and one on May 31^st at 10:00am. Each training session will be held in the Waitt building at Lakeside Lab and last approximately one and a half hours.  

Please contact Ashley Scheve, education coordinator at (712)337-3669 Ext 7 or at Ashley-scheve@uiowa.edu to register for a training session. If you would like to volunteer, but are unable to attend the training sessions listed, please contact Ashley to set up an alternative date/time. For more information about CLAMP visit http://clamp1909.blogspot.com/.