Wilkes University Center for Environmental Quality

Brian Oram, Director

84 W. South Street

Wilkes Barre, PA  18766

Phone: 570-408-4619
Fax: 570-408-7865
e-mail: brian.oram@wilkes.edu
Web:  http://www.water-research.net

 Services Provided

Network Regions Served – Upper Susquehanna River, Upper Delaware River Regions

Waterbody Focus

⊠ River/Stream      ⊠ Lake      ⊠ Wetland      ⊠ Estuary      ⊠ Land      ⊠ Air
Organizational Services:
Start-up Support
⊠ Organizational Start-Up ⊠ Get 501(c)3 status
⊠ Develop a mission statement ⊠ Plan finances
⊠ Distribute/raise funds ⊠ Build a Board
⊠ Recruit leaders ⊠ Develop a program plan
⊠ Outreach ⊠ Community organizing
On-going Support
⊠ Develop a strategic plan    ⊠ Develop Leadership
⊠ Build and maintain a board ⊠ Run effective meetings
⊠ Communication (e.g., media) ⊠ Community organizing
⊠ Build coalitions ⊠ Involve diverse stakeholders
⊠ Annual program planning ⊠ Diversifying interests
⊠ Develop Membership ⊠ Hire staff
⊠ Recruit Volunteers        ⊠ Develop workplans
⊠  Manage finances ⊠ Raise funds
Technical Services:
Program and Monitoring Design
⊠ Access existing information ⊠ Design customized monitoring programs
⊠ Specify equipment ⊠ Study designs
⊠ Quality assurance plans
Data-to-information
⊠ Data management     ⊠ Summarize and Interpret Data
⊠ Communication to various audiences ⊠ Develop reports and other ways to tell the story
⊠ Geographic Information Systems
Data-to-Action
⊠ Understanding the Clean Water Act ⊠ Using data: community awareness
⊠ Understanding state water laws ⊠ Using data: regulatory system
⊠ Understanding local regulations            ⊠ Using data: voluntary protection/restoration efforts
⊠ Develop action plan/campaign strategies ⊠ Using data: model programs (e.g., Farm-A-Syst)
⊠ Using data: school education ⊠ Using data: restoration techniques
Technical Monitoring Services:
Chemical
⊠ Training volunteers to use test kits ⊠ Quality assurance/quality co
⊠ Training volunteers to use meters ⊠ Collect volunteer data and provide/manage a database
⊠ Training volunteers to collect samples ⊠ Equipment loan
Biological
Bacteria
⊠ Provide collection and lab training ⊠ Provide information, but not training in methods
 

Macroinvertebrates

⊠ Provide training in field collection ⊠ Provide training in quality assurance/quality control
⊠ Provide training in identification – Order ⊠Collect data and provide database for volunteer data
⊠ Provide training in identification – Family
Fish
⊠ Provide collection services ⊠ Provide identification service
Physical
Habitat
⊠ Provide training in habitat assessment ⊠ Provide training in habitat assessment for restoration projects