Virginia Save Our Streams monitors will share how they've gone beyond monitoring and used their data in their local community - and how you can do the same. Speakers: Ashley Palmer, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District Communication & Education Specialist Amy Ulland, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Board President and Stream Monitoring Program Coordinator…
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz. Reach out to Veronica Tangiri with Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District for more…
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz. Reach out to Ashley Palmer with Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District for more information…
This training will help property managers, salt applicators, business owners, municipalities, and MCPS and M-NCPPC Facilities Crews improve salt application effectiveness & reduce chloride pollution while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70% - helping to prevent damage to our infrastructure…
Experience citizen science in action! This program, presented by Goose Creek Association, begins with an in-class lesson introducing students to the importance of water quality and how aquatic life reflects stream health. Afterward, participants will head to Goose Creek for a hands-on benthic monitoring session, collecting and identifying macroinvertebrates like mayflies and caddisflies that reveal…
A beautiful fall walk & talk to discover the hidden impact of winter salt use and what we all can do to protect our waterways.
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz. Reach out to Carol Kauffman with New River Valley Master Naturalists for more information and to register…
Winter is coming, and so is road salt pollution and increased Salt Watch monitoring! Join us for this kickoff event with Salt Watch Coordinator, Abby Hileman, to learn what to expect and what's new for the upcoming monitoring season. You'll also hear inspiring stories and practical tips from volunteers with the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (VA)…
A beautiful fall walk & talk to discover the hidden impact of winter salt use and what we all can do to protect our waterways.
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitor. Prior to this event, you must complete the online portion of the certification, including watching 2 webinars and passing a macroinvertebrate identification quiz. Reach out to Ashley Palmer with Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District for more information…
Join the Izaak Walton League’s Midwest Save Our Streams Coordinator, Heather Wilson, for a rundown of what happened in the world of nitrate pollution monitoring in 2025 (spoiler alert...it was not a great year for water quality). We’ll also hear from representatives of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Wisconsin’s Green Fire to learn how…
2026 IWLA Mid-Winter Meeting of the Board of Directors
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Location: Virtually
Duration: 3 hours
Time: Beginning at:
• 10:00 a.m. Eastern
• 9:00 a.m. Central
• 8:00 a.m. Mountain
• 7:00 a.m. Pacific
Further details, including the agenda and access information, will be shared in the coming months.
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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.
