Meet a Monitor: Alyvia
Alyvia (Liv) is an aspiring Egyptologist and a 6th grader at St Michael-St. Clement School in Maryland. In April 2025, Liv participated in her school’s science fair incorporating Salt Watch…
Meet a Monitor: Sarah Sojka and Karin Warren
Sarah and Karin are certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitors & trainers, and are professors of environmental studies at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. They are monitoring the effects of the recent removal of a major dam that was built nearly a century ago.
Meet a Monitor: Nishka Shah
Nishka is a high school student, certified VA SOS monitor, and Youth Conservation Leadership Institute member who is working to reduce pollution in northern Virginia’s streams.
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.