The Izaak Walton League of America Save Our Streams program is the nation’s only volunteer-based initiative dedicated to training individuals to protect waterways from pollution and provide valuable water quality information to their communities.
With the four chemical testing kits currently available, the Mt. Airy Chapter can monitor up to 40 stream locations. Test results are uploaded to the IWLA Clean Water Hub, where the data becomes publicly accessible for analysis and research nationwide.
The club currently has 10 active members certified to perform chemical testing and three members qualified to conduct biological testing.
Anyone can become a trained volunteer stream monitor, and even without formal training, individuals can still collect meaningful data about the health of their local streams. How will you help Save Our Streams?
Biological Test Training
Monocacy test site Big Bend 3 below Frederick City Golf course.
James Becker collecting water samples
Test Kit for the Save Our Streams program
David Brown documenting his findings