Congregate currently supports the following organisations and projects:
The Wessex Water Guardians is a citizen science project focused on monitoring and protecting rivers and watercourses across the Wessex Water operating region in the south west of England, across Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset.
The project is funded by Wessex Water and coordinated by local wildlife and river trusts. Volunteers regularly walk their assigned stretches of river recording wildlife, pollution and other observations. The results collected by volunteers can be viewed in the RiverHub Dashboard.
Water Guardians data in the RiverHub Dashboard
Volunteers collect a range of information including evidence of pollution
See the latest results: riverhub.co.uk
The Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) has been running its RiverBlitz citizen science project since 2016. This project aims to encourage members of the public to engage with their local waterways, whilst collecting valuable data on river health in their catchment.
The results gathered by BART's volunteers are displayed publicly on the BART's website. This allows BART to better target their conservation efforts, increasing the awareness and visibility of challenges impacting rivers by making vital data accessible.
RiverBlitz gathers data across the whole Bristol Avon catchment
Volunteers can register and enter their data through the platform
See the latest results:
bristolavonriverstrust.org/riverblitz/
BART River Detectives involves volunteers from local communities conducting long-term water quality monitoring of key sections of the Bristol Avon catchment. The volunteers have an important role to play in filling the gaps in water quality monitoring, crucial at a time when Environment Agency monitoring is being reduced.
The project also aims to reconnect people with their local watercourse by empowering local communities with a sense of ownership. BART River Detectives supplements the data from the Bristol Avon RiverBlitz by collecting water quality data at regular intervals to help build an evidence base for the overall health of the catchment.
Viewing measurements in the River Detectives Data Explorer
Comparing measurements at different sites over time
See the latest results:
bristolavonriverstrust.org/river-detectives/
Flood Watch is part of BART's River Detectives citizen science initiative. Every month volunteers check for signs of flooding at sites in the Bristol Avon catchment. As well as recording at their main site, Congregate allows volunteers to report one-off observations in the surrounding area too.
The scheme is currently in its pilot phase with test sites selected around the Midsomer and Radstock areas.
Measurement sites shown in the Flood Watch Data Explorer
Volunteers record observations at their main site and surrounding area
See the latest results:
bristolavonriverstrust.org/river-detectives/flood-watch/
The Congregate Portal has been developed by Riskaware. If you are interested in using the platform for your projects, please get in touch:
Website:
www.riskaware.co.uk
Email:
info@riskaware.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 117 929 1058