Category: Save Our Streams
Guide to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates: The Basics
A field reference with photos and a few identifying characteristics for each macroinvertebrate included in the Save Our Streams survey.
SOS Getting Started Guide
A quick guide of steps to take as a newly certified Save Our Streams monitor.
SOS Chemical Monitoring Manual
This manual provides a detailed guide to the Save Our Streams chemical monitoring protocol.
National SOS Habitat Assessment Manual
This manual provides guidance on filling out the physical conditions, stream conditions, and land use sections of the Save Our Streams datasheet.
Save Our Streams Car Sign
Place this sign on your car dashboard or window to let curious people passing by know that you are parked there in order to conduct stream monitoring.
Creek Freaks Curriculum
A curriculum that introduces children in grades 4-8 to watershed education through hands-on experiments and advocacy.
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Pollution Sensitivities and Size Chart (Spanish)
A Spanish quick-guide to macroinvertebrate pollution sensitivity and size. Translation credit to Lucila Fernandez from Montgomery Parks.
Finding Your Latitude and Longitude
Guidance on how to find the latitude and longitude coordinates for your monitoring site.
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.