Dragonfly Mercury Project

Dragonfly Mercury Project Partnership Highlight | Community Students

Locations: Dinosaur National Monument
Offices: Air Resources Division, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate

A green raft on a river, with canyon wall in the background.

Explore how the Dragonfly Mercury Project offers a unique education experience, outside of the formal classroom. At Dinosaur National Monument, student volunteers enjoy collecting scientific data while floating down the river through a national park.

Dragonfly Mercury Project Partnership Highlight | Youth Conservation Corps

Locations: Glacier National Park
Offices: Air Resources Division, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate

Two Montana Conservation Corps member kneel down to look at a tub of aquatic insects.

Spend a day at Glacier National Park with the Montana Conservation Corps. This program inspires youth and young adults to be leaders and stewards of the land. See what it's like to do hands-on conservation work, like collecting dragonfly larvae, through the eyes of a youth corps member.

Dragonfly Mercury Project Partnership Highlight | Watershed Organization

Offices: Air Resources Division, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, Wild and Scenic Rivers Program

Volunteers wade in a sunlight stream with nets.

Learn why mercury research is important at Wild & Scenic Maurice River (New Jersey). Here, a local watershed organization called Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries (CU Maurice River) helps sample dragonfly larvae for mercury analysis. The Dragonfly Mercury Project empowers community volunteers and helps protect human health.