Planting to Protect Your City’s Water (Webinar)
Learn about different green infrastructure – like rain gardens, bioswales, and Green Streets – that have been implemented in the City of Portland (OR). Find out from Christa Shier and…
Working Together in the Community: Locally Led Volunteer Engagement Experiences (Webinar)
The Save Our Streams program trains and coordinates volunteer water quality monitors all over the country. Monitoring can be done alone or with a small team, but there is power…
The Value of Citizen Science (Webinar)
What is citizen science, and how can it improve our understanding of the world around us? Join Caroline Nickerson, Program Manager of SciStarter, and the Save Our Streams team for…
Where It All Goes: Wastewater Treatment and Clean Water (Webinar)
Where does water go once it flows down the drain, and how do we make sure it’s clean when it comes back out of our faucets? Join us for an…
Telling Your Story: Effective Science Communication Techniques (Webinar)
You’ve gathered your equipment, headed into the field, and collected your data. Now, you are ready to share your findings and educate your local community. But how can you ensure…
Healthy Soil, Healthy Water (Webinar)
The health of our streams, lakes, and wetlands depends heavily on the health of the soils upstream. But just what does “soil health” mean? Why is it so important? How…
Making a Local Difference with Save Our Streams (Webinar)
Save Our Streams volunteer monitors collect powerful data about water quality across the country. In Virginia, the Roanoke Stormwater Division and Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District both utilize the…
Meet Our Macros! (Webinar)
Did you know that the bugs living in a stream can tell you how healthy your water is? Aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates are small organisms without a backbone that live on…
Landscaping for Clean Water (Webinar)
Green spaces around our homes, neighborhoods, and cities provide beautiful spaces to recreate and homes for wildlife. But they can also have a huge influence on water quality, from fertilizer…
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.