High Country Swim Guide Volunteer Sign-ups

Make sure your favorite swim spot in the summer is safe by checking Swim Guide results. Swim Guide is an international program used by Riverkeepers and other advocates to provide up-to-date recreational E. coli (bacteria) data for beaches, lakes, and rivers around the world. Samples are collected every Wednesday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. When you sign up to become a Swim Guide volunteer, our staff will email you to determine the site most convenient for you. You will pick up your sampling bottle(s) at the office in Boone, NC, and then collect surface water samples in a 100mL sample bottle. Once your sample has been collected, you drop off the sample bottle(s) at the office in the refrigerator to be processed by staff. Pass/Fail results are updated every Friday on www.swimguide.org to inform the public about local water quality.

Please note under MountainTrue policy, we will never share your contact information with external groups or individuals.

**Note: Dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions with short notice. Please follow our Watauga Riverkeeper Instagram and Watauga Riverkeeper Facebook Page or email hannah@mountaintrue.org to receive the most up-to-date information on event changes/cancellations.

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Photo Release & Waiver of Liability: There are certain risks inherent in any outdoor activity.  Each participant, member, and guest must check the box below and in doing so, agrees to release from liability the leader(s), MountainTrue, its Partners, Affiliates, and members for any accident, injury, illness, or personal loss which might occur while participating in this activity or while traveling in any vehicle during this trip.  Each participant further agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of MountainTrue concerning safety, to follow instructions of the leader(s), and not to become intentionally separated from the group. MountainTrue also has the right to use any images collected on this trip for future publications and promotions.