GET WET! Volunteer and Teacher Training

* This event has been postponed. Please contact education@gmcg.org if you are interested in participating in the program in 2024. Thank you!

GET WET! Training: GMCG will host the annual Groundwater Education through Well Water Evaluation and Testing (GET WET!) training session for volunteers and teachers at the GMCG Conservation Center Blue Heron House located at 236 Huntress Bridge Rd, Effingham, NH. GET WET! is based out of the University of Maine and is designed to engage local students and the community in learning about and protecting drinking water. The mission of GET WET! is to bring collaborative environmental research into the community through the classroom in order to understand local environmental changes and promote public health through safe drinking water. Students collect water from their home following sampling protocols and test for seven different parameters, including chloride, nitrate, pH, hardness, iron, conductivity and microplastics. GMCG has been bringing this free program to local schools for sixteen years. This program is suitable for students in grades 6-12, and any teachers wishing to bring the program to their school should contact Tara Schroeder at education@gmcg.org.