DES will provide all of the necessary sampling equipment and collection bottles to volunteer monitors upon advanced request. Typically, a volunteer monitor will need the following equipment to collect VLAP samples:
Secchi Disk
Kemmerer Bottle with messenger
Integrated Sampler
Calibrated Chain
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| Secchi Disk | Kemmerer Bottle | Integrated Sampler |
If you are interested in making your own homemade equipment, please refer to the following resources:
- How to make a Secchi Disk
- How to make an Integrated Sampler
- How to make a Sampling Pole
- How to make a Viewscope
If you are interested in purchasing your own set of equipment, you may wish to contact the following vendor for more information
Wildlife Supply Company (Wildco)
95 Botsford Pl.
Buffalo, NY 14216
(800) 799-8301
(800) 799-8115 (fax)
goto@Wildco.com
95 Botsford Pl.
Buffalo, NY 14216
(800) 799-8301
(800) 799-8115 (fax)
goto@Wildco.com
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