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…
Join us to learn how to stay safe while protecting the environment during the winter months at the DMV Winter Salt Week Open House! Join us on January 31st between 10am-1pm to learn how salt affects our health and freshwater ecosystems, what’s being done, and how we can support local efforts. During the event we…
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.
This event serves as the field training requirement for becoming a certified Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative/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. This training is run by certified trainer Mandy DeLeo with Patapsco Heritage Greenway.…
Join us to learn more about putting performance-based practices into winter maintenance contracts. Traditional 'per-ton' or 'per-application' salt contracts can inadvertently encourage over-salting, leading to higher costs, damaged infrastructure, and environmental harm. This webinar provides property managers, HOA and Condo Association board members, etc. with a clear roadmap for transitioning to performance-based contracting—an approach that…
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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.
