This article from Chad Cooper of The Virginia Mountaineer highlights a recent Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS) training held in Buchanan County, Virginia. The VA SOS monitor trainers certified…
Butch Morris, a member of the Fredericksburg-Rappahannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, started by teaching students about macroinvertebrates in the 70’s. Now he leads his chapter’s Save Our Streams monitoring.
Concerned community members in Iowa are using the Izaak Walton League’s Nitrate Watch kits to track levels of cancer-causing nitrate in their drinking water. This video from More Perfect Union…
In this news segment, Mary Gillis reports on the Save Our Streams monitoring efforts of volunteers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Learn how the trained volunteers are using chemical monitoring methods and…
Mary Weaver shares her experience tagging along with volunteers in Greene County, Iowa as they tested water quality at 35 local streams, creeks, and rivers as part of the Izaak…
In the wake of the largest sewage spill in US history, American Rivers declares that the Potomac is America’s Most Endangered River. In addition to the threat of aging wastewater infrastructure, the Potomac watershed is also home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world.
RES, the nation’s largest ecological restoration company, selects environmental nonprofits to honor each Earth Day through their EcoGuardian Award. Winners are organizations making a meaningful impact on the environment by…
Phillip Mariscal says joining the Izaak Walton League Rockville Chapter was the best decision he ever made.
By: Maggie Dombroski, Mid-Atlantic Save Our Streams Coordinator A catastrophic sewage spill, described by officials as one of the largest in U.S. history, is currently ongoing into the Potomac River.…
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.