Going Off Road: What Happens to Wildlife When Salt Escapes Into the Environment?
Road salt is commonly used to melt snow and ice on sidewalks and pavement during the winter season in northern climates. While it is quite effective at making roads safer…
News from the Missouri River Initiative: February 2023
The “Mighty Mo,” America’s longest river, flows past communities in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri – plus it receives water from Wyoming, Colorado, and Minnesota.…
USDA Rolls out Climate-Smart Ag Funds
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled February 13, 2023 how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin to invest the $19.5 billion Congress provided in 2022 for USDA conservation…
Protecting Natural Resources from the Ground Up
The goals of the League’s “Saving Outdoor America” Vision for a Second Century of Conservation includes putting better conservation practices in place on tens of millions of acres of farm…
News from the Missouri River Initiative: January 2023
The “Mighty Mo,” America’s longest river, flows past communities in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri – plus it receives water from Wyoming, Colorado, and Minnesota.…
Striving for Incremental Change: Salt Watch and Social Marketing
From the beginning of the Salt Watch program, it was evident that the issue of road salt pollution was multifaceted. Not only does road salt have a wide range of…
What Is Nitrate Pollution?
Nitrate Watch is the latest initiative in the Izaak Walton League’s campaign to address environmental pollution and degradation. As with many environmental pollutants, nitrates significantly threaten the health of ecosystems…
I Didn’t Know Road Salt Was a Problem. Then I Discovered Salt Watch.
The Salt Watcher of the Month for November 2022 is Amy Ulland! Amy first became interested in stream health in high school when she did water quality work as part…
Alternatives to Road Salts for Safe Winter Driving
With each passing day, we get closer to the season of snow, sweaters, and hot chocolate. As the seasons change from fall to winter, the Department of Transportation here in…
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.