This Fifth-Grader Is Making Important Discoveries About Salt Pollution
Alice, a mom of three kids in central Minnesota, got started with the Izaak Walton League’s Salt Watch program last winter – and her family is already making a difference…
Got Clean Water? Demand Better Farm Policies
Three-quarters of all the water we use and 56 percent of our drinking water comes from lakes and rivers. Each year, 55 million Americans go fishing—that’s one out of six…
‘Conservation group hosts its first-ever ‘snapshot’ of Cedar River nitrate levels’
This article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette profiles Nitrate Watch water monitoring efforts by the Linn County Iowa chapter of the Izaak Walton League.
Chloride Crisis: My Journey of Learning
The Salt Watcher of the Month for February 2023 is Marialuna Schreiner Cintrón! Marialuna is a high school senior in Kansas. She first started road salt research and advocacy her…
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…
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…
A Growing Problem: Nitrate in Our Water
Heather Wilson | Outdoor America 2023 Issue 1 It’s hard to believe. We know that nitrogen running off agricultural lands, leaking from septic systems and draining out of wastewater treatment…
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…
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.