Adopt-A-Stream

Adopt-A-Stream

Michael Teaching Adopt-A-Stream Kids at the stream 

   

Adopt-A-Stream is a volunteer water quality monitoring program that increases awareness about water quality issues and collects baseline water quality data. Individuals, schools, homeowners, and civic organizations can participate by attending or scheduling a workshop.

Types of volunteer training offered: 

  • Chemical/Physical – Collecting basic data and analyzing water samples to determine stream health.
  • Macroinvertebrate – Capturing and identifying aquatic organism to understand water quality and habitat.
  • Bacterial – Collecting and counting E. Coli counts to indicate potential health hazards.
  • Watershed assessments – Learn what is in your watershed that may affect the quality of your stream.