The Izaak Walton League empowers volunteers throughout the U.S. to use traditional water monitoring techniques and innovative crowdsourced programs to curb water pollution at the source—whether from urban development, agricultural runoff, road salt or other causes that harm our streams and affect our drinking water.
Our programs and free monitoring test kits make it easy for anyone to start monitoring local waterways.
How will you help Save Our Streams? To get involved and make a difference, explore the opportunities below.
View Local Water Quality Data
Are streams safe in your community?
Is anybody checking?
Find out in the Clean Water Hub, a first-of-its-kind resource for information about water quality across America.
Meet a Monitor: Karen Jimenez
Karen Jimenez, a senior at Loudoun County High School in Virginia, is a shining example of how one passionate individual can make a difference in the fight against environmental pollution. Karen’s journey into environmental activism began with the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Youth Conservation Leadership Institute project.
Donate to Expand Volunteer Monitoring
Save Our Streams, founded in 1969, is the nation’s first and largest community science program. With your support, we will be able to equip more volunteers with the gear and expertise they need to protect clean water in communities across the country.
Visit Our Resource Library
For more volunteer resources like fact sheets, youth activities and identification tools.
Visit Our Resource Library
For more volunteer resources like fact sheets, youth activities and identification tools.
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.