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Collaborative monitoring planning

A guide to creating a holistic plan for your monitoring program.

Introduction to designing your Collaborative Monitoring Plan

What is a Collaborative Monitoring Plan? Data are valuable – they take valuable time and effort to gather and can...

Defining your purpose

It is important to set down at the outset the major objectives both of your own group and those of...

Making a difference

There’s no doubt that carrying out surveys and collecting data about your local river can be very rewarding and lots...

Collecting data: what, where, when and how

Having given some thought to why you are monitoring, what your objectives are and what impact you are aiming for,...

Using your monitoring data

It is important to think through not only how you will manage your data (datasheets, Excel spreadsheet, online system, etc.),...

Working collaboratively

Collaborating with partners and volunteers is essential for effective monitoring and river restoration, as it helps to combine expertise, resources,...