Two of our satellites pass over the Bay on the same day!
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Event Location
There are 5 collection hubs (listed in the event details)
Advance Registration Required
No
Event Details
Attention all adventurers and volunteer scientists! The excitement was so incredible during our last collection event that we just couldn't resist doing it all over again on October 2nd, 2023.
Prepare for another extraordinary opportunity to contribute to NASA's Chesapeake Water Watch program. Once more, we'll have two high-resolution satellites, Landsat-9 and Sentinel-2a, gracing the skies above the Chesapeake Bay.
Join us once more on this exhilarating quest for scientific discovery and a sustainable future! It's as simple as collecting a bottle of water, filling out a quick datasheet, and dropping it off at a nearby collection hub. Your small act can still make a big impact in safeguarding our coastal ecosystems. Don't miss out on the fun!
*Time
Drop-off samples between 9AM-5PM (unless otherwise noted in the collection hub description). Samples must be dropped off at the collection hubs by the time indicated to ensure we have enough time to transport and process the samples.
What You'll Need
An empty plastic water bottle
A smartphone or device to record GPS coordinates
Event datasheet (or piece of paper to record data)
Your safety is our #1 priority. If weather does not permit for collection, that’s okay! We will have more events and ways to get involved in the future.
Be sure to write clearly on your datasheet! We need to be able to match up the water sample to the data on your datasheet. Without both, we won’t be able to use your sample!
Try to take a water sample as far from the shore as possible. If it’s too close to shore, wave action may contaminate the sample and not give us an accurate representation of the overall body of water.
