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Water Quality Testing Kit
Rental Fee: $50*
This self-contained water quality testing kit includes everything you need to assess the physical and chemical parameters of your local body of water. The Connecticut River Watershed is part of the Silvio O. Conte Refuge, covering 7.2 million acres along the Connecticut River, which is home to 5000 species of mammals, reptiles, fish, plants, invertebrates, birds and amphibians. Students can experience being a scientist out in the field and investigate the health of the Connecticut River watershed while discovering the importance of preserving this waterbody for native species of plants and animals.
Provided by the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
*This kit must be picked up and dropped off at the VINS Nature Center, unable to be shipped.