Check out the results of the Spring 2026 VA SOS monitoring season, plus a leaderboard of the top sites, groups, and volunteers.
Gaithersburg, Md., July 8, 2026—–Rep. Betty McCollum, former U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck, former Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Richie, Boundary Waters champion Becky Rom and Young IKES podcaster…
This article from Chad Cooper of The Virginia Mountaineer highlights a recent Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS) training held in Buchanan County, Virginia. The VA SOS monitor trainers certified…
When you pour a glass of water from the kitchen tap or watch a local stream ripple by, you assume it’s clean if it looks clear. But there is a…
By Heather Wilson, Save Our Streams Coordinator and Kate Hansen, Agriculture Programs Director One of the biggest environmental stories to affect Iowans in 2025 was the first-if-its-kind lawn-watering ban issued…
Road salt pollution is an increasing threat to Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers, groundwater, drinking water supplies, and infrastructure. This event will bring together stakeholders from across the state to engage with…
In this news segment, Mary Gillis reports on the Save Our Streams monitoring efforts of volunteers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Learn how the trained volunteers are using chemical monitoring methods and…
Mary Weaver shares her experience tagging along with volunteers in Greene County, Iowa as they tested water quality at 35 local streams, creeks, and rivers as part of the Izaak…
By Phil Bloom What do Arthur Carhart, “Ding” Darling, Nash Buckingham, Olaus Murie, Sigurd Olson and Anne LaBastille have in common? They were conservation giants. They also were members of…
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.