"Citizen science" is helping a group of West Otago farmers make dramatic strides in environmental water quality.
The Pomahaka Water Care Group released its latest water quality results to stakeholders last week, results which demonstrated simple steps could have dramatic effects, spokesman Lloyd McCall said.
Nearly four years after the award-winning group was established with the aim of improving water quality for future generations to enjoy, work led by Landcare Research continued on multiple fronts.
Last week's annual meeting was combined with a series of wetland trial site visits across the catchment, which allowed members and other interested parties to see what was working, and what improvements could be made.
All trials were conducted by farmer members, McCall said, making it a case of "citizen science".