Category: Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS)
VA SOS Car Sign
Place this sign on your car dashboard or window to let curiouspeople passing by know that you are parked there in order toconduct stream monitoring.
VA SOS/CMC Habitat Assessment Manual
Guidance on filling out the physical conditions, stream conditions, and land use sections of the SOS datasheet.
VA SOS Getting Started Guide
A quick guide of steps to take as a newly certified VA SOS monitor.
VA SOS/CMC Muddy Bottom Manual
A step-by-step guide through the VA SOS Muddy Bottom sampling protocol.
VA SOS/CMC Rocky Bottom Manual
A step-by-step guide through the VASOS Rocky Bottom sampling protocol.
Virginia Save Our Streams Monitor Manual
An essential for VA SOS monitors – contains everything you need, including information on establishing a site, monitoring protocols, filling out data sheets, and submitting data.
Advocacy Tips for Urban & Suburban VA SOS Monitors
Ideas and resources to help VA SOS monitors advocate for clean water in suburban and urban areas.
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.