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UWindsor Launches Community Science Initiative to Safeguard Great Lakes

RAEON Citizen ScienceThe University of Windsor’s Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) is leading a citizen science initiative to protect the Great Lakes. The project engages community members in collecting water quality data to support research and environmental stewardship.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Armed with water sampling kits and scientific curiosity, citizen scientists can soon join forces with University of Windsor researchers to protect the Great Lakes through a bold new initiative led by the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON).

This participatory science project invites volunteers to work alongside researchers to collect vital water quality data and deepen our understanding of the health of these critical freshwater resources.