Mainstem Network provides an online space for monitoring program administrators and volunteers to share, manage, and establish a community of practice for their sampling protocols.
Promote and connect: Users can share success stories and other content related to their monitoring program as well as connect with others.
Create Your Network: Establish your own work space for sharing knowledge and approaches for regional monitoring initiatives across organizations.
Oppurtunities: Post and bid on opportunities that help build capacity in study design, data management, or visualization for your monitoring program.
Promote and connect
Connect with other professionals
Easily find, follow and direct message water quality monitoring professionals. Promote your monitoring program through a growing network of NGOs, Foundations, Government, and Technical Service Providers.
Max Herzog
• Cleveland Water Alliance
Program Manager
Mainstem Network and the Water Data Collaborative have been invaluable assets in helping drive participation and investment in our Lake Erie Smart Citizen Science Program.
Create Your Own Network
A Shared place for your regional monitoring effort
Creating a network allows your team to manage documents, share knowledge and communicate across all groups affiliated with your initiative.
Create a listing or access our directory of projects that are in need of your technical expertise, funding, or support. Publish your opportunity.
Protocol standards consultant needed
Cleveland Water Alliance seeks a talented facilitator that can assist the Smart Citizen Science Program in facilitation and standardization of monitoring protocols across its 9 core water quality monitoring groups (Champions).
James River Association seeks a consultant to aid in the redesign and deployment of the James River Watch application. JRW supports residents of the James River Watershed with the latest information on recreation safety across public access...
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is seeking a consultant and software package that enables monitoring program staff to structure our organization's water quality monitoring data for visualization use by stakeholders throughout the watershed.
The following membership provides access to all features of the Mainstem Network such as connecting with other members, listing your opportunities, gaining access to a deep
The following membership enables your for-profit or foundation to leverage all of the community features for commercial purposes such as accessing our directory of opportunity listings.