CANTON -- Nature Up North will host a community science workshop, MOW the Grasse, on Aug. 31 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Nature Up North's MOW the Grasse (Monitor Our Water) community science initiative provides an opportunity for hands-on experience with the tools and methods needed to check water quality. Nature Up North will walk you through the step-by-step process of checking physical conditions (temperature, flow, and others), chemical conditions (pH, agricultural runoff), and finally biological conditions (macroinvertebrates, and e-coli).

Finally, the group will draw conclusions about water quality based on what was found the day of the tests.

This workshop will be co-hosted by Grass River Heritage as part of their Walk in the Park series.

Register so organizers know how many testing kits to bring.

To register visit https://www.natureupnorth.org/form/august-31-mow-signup .