{"id":1561,"date":"2022-05-10T03:06:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T03:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtairyiwla.org\/?page_id=1561"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:32:30","slug":"save-our-streams-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtairyiwla.org\/index.php\/save-our-streams-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Our Streams Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1561\" class=\"elementor elementor-1561\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-372cf7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"372cf7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a59cfc3\" data-id=\"a59cfc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079e83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079e83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"253\">The <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwla.org?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Izaak Walton League of America<\/a><\/span> Save Our Streams<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">program<\/span> is the nation\u2019s only volunteer-based initiative dedicated to training individuals to protect waterways from pollution and provide valuable water quality information to their communities.<\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"253\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"253\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"524\">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 <span class=\"\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IWLA Clean Water Hub<\/a><\/span>, where the data becomes publicly accessible for analysis and research nationwide.<\/p><p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"524\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"524\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"663\">The club currently has 10 active members certified to perform chemical testing and three members qualified to conduct biological testing.<\/p><p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"875\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">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. <strong>How will you help Save Our 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https:\/\/mtairyiwla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/James-Becker.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745c3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745c3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Becker collecting water samples<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59be0f8\" data-id=\"59be0f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6efe9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6efe9a\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02ce08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f02ce08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Test Kit for the Save Our Streams program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6a00a\" data-id=\"1f6a00a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58504eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58504eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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