The Old Woman Creek Reserve is partnering with the Cleveland Water Alliance to test affordable, innovative water-quality monitoring technologies that can detect harmful algal blooms, operate year-round, and improve access to hard-to-reach areas. By serving as a real-world testing site, the Reserve is helping researchers develop faster, lower-cost tools that provide earlier warnings of water contamination and support better management of freshwater ecosystems across the Great Lakes. 

For additional information on this research see NERRA blog post: “Putting New Tech to the Test.”