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Upcoming Events

June 4, 2025 Field Day Demonstrations and Networking

The Twin Cities Water Monitoring and Data Assessment Workgroup (TC-WaMoDaG) is hosting a field day event at Hyland Lake Park Reserve (Bloomington, MN) on Wednesday June 4th, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will focus on demonstrations of water monitoring equipment and techniques. Sessions will include information on lake sampling, water quality sondes, water level monitoring, flow gauging, autosamplers, and data telemetry. Come and connect with other local water resource professionals to discuss field challenges and share solutions.

Event Agenda

Previous Events

December 17, 2024 In-Person Networking Event- TC-WaMoDaG Re-Rekindling

Agenda

Sharing brief updates on water data programs and projects
Discussing ideas for potential topics, issues, or trainings

Location: Capitol Region Watershed District Office - 595 Aldine St, St Paul, MN 55104

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 17, 9:00 a.m. to noon

Presentations on water monitoring programs from participants

September 22, 2022 In-Person Networking Event- TC-WaMoDaG Rekindling

Topics discussed

Sampling Equipment
Assessment Techniques
Data Storage and Sharing
Communications
Green Infrastructure and Best Management Practices

Thank you to our sponsors: Ramsey County and the Metropolitan Council!

January 15, 2020 Workshop- How Does Your Data Flow: the Sharing & Management of Water Data

TC-WaMoDaG_Data_Sharing_Event_Flyer.pdf

Resources from the event

Event synopsis

Final flow maps:

Thank you to our sponsors: Capitol Region Watershed District and the Metropolitan Council!

June 26, 2019 Meeting: Who are the Creatures in Your Waterbody?

62 water professionals from 28 different organizations attended an event focused on biology at Wirth Chalet in Theodore Wirth Park. Participants attended sessions on aquatic plants, fish, stream biota and habitat assessment, and lake biota.

Resources provided by presenters

Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission Biomonitoring Presentation

Early detection of Aquatic Invasive Species Presentation

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, and the Metropolitan Council!

January 15, 2019 Meeting: Are Things Changing?

73 water professionals attended an event focused on assessment and communication at Braemar Golf Course in Edina. Participants attended sessions on best management practice (BMP) performance assessment, trends, and communicating science to a wider audience.

Copies of presentations

BMP Analysis:

Trends:

Communication:

- Data communication

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Edina, Rice Creek Watershed District, Washington Conservation District, University of Minnesota Extension, and the Metropolitan Council!

May 30, 2018 Meeting

64 water professionals attended an event focused on monitoring and field work at Hansen Park in New Brighton. Participants rotated among sessions where they tried out equipment, brainstormed ideas to challenging field problems, and shared success stories. The 7 sessions were: Manual Sampling Equipment, Water Quality Sondes/Meters, Level Loggers, Autosamplers, Stormwater Monitoring, Telemetry of Data, and Remoting Sensing/Drones. Access to handouts from the sessions are accessible here: May 30th Handouts.

Thank you to our sponsors: City of New Brighton and Metropolitan Council!

December 6, 2017 Meeting

59 water professionals attended the official kickoff event for the TC-WaMoDaG. 19 professionals gave brief presentations on their monitoring and assessment programs. Copies of all presentations are viewable here: Presentations_Dec6.

May 9, 2017 Brainstorming Meeting

28 water professionals attended a facilitated brainstorming sessions to understand the needs for a metro monitoring and assessment group, and to prioritize topics and structure for such a group. The outcomes of this meeting form the backbone of TC-WaMoDaG. A summary of the notes is available here: Brainstorming Workshop.

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