Category: Volunteer
National Save Our Streams Monitoring Manual
An essential for SOS monitors – this manual contains information about establishing a site, monitoring protocols, filling out data sheets, submitting data, and more.
Salt Watch Izaak Walton League Chapter Toolkit
A toolkit providing Izaak Walton League members with the information and resources necessary to help engage their chapters and their communities in Salt Watch.
Nitrate Watch Make a Plan to Monitor worksheet
The Make a Plan to Monitor worksheet is a tool to help you plan out when and how you will use the nitrate test strips in your Nitrate Watch kit.
Nitrate Watch Izaak Walton League Chapter Toolkit
A toolkit providing Izaak Walton League members with the information and resources necessary to help engage their chapters and their communities in Nitrate Watch.
Interacting with Landowners as a VA SOS Monitor
This guide provided VA SOS volunteers with tips for monitoring on private property and building positive relationships with local landowners.
Salt Watch Annual Report 2024-2025
A summary of the data collected and progress made by IWLA’s Salt Watch Program in 2024-2025.
SOS Equipment Lists
A list supplies needed to conduct a Save Our Streams chemical or biological survey, including links to purchase.
SOS 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.
Success Stories
View examples of times when Save Our Streams volunteers used their monitoring data to successfully advocate for cleaner water.
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.