Data Centers: Understanding the Impact and Taking Action Locally
Data centers pose significant environmental risks—including high energy and water consumption, wastewater discharge, and habitat disruption—but local governments often hold the power to approve or regulate these facilities. Residents can…
Interacting with Landowners as a VA SOS Monitor
This guide provided VA SOS volunteers with tips for monitoring on private property and building positive relationships with local landowners.
National Save Our Streams Monitoring Manual
An essential for SOS monitors – this manual contains information about establishing a site, monitoring protocols, filling out data sheets, submitting data, and more.
Salt Watch Flyer to Educate Neighbors (English)
A flyer to educate neighbors about Smart Salting practices.
Salt Watch Annual Report 2024-2025
A summary of the data collected and progress made by IWLA’s Salt Watch Program in 2024-2025.
Newsletter Signup Sheet
Use this newsletter signup sheet when you are tabling to give people a way to stay up-to-date on Izaak Walton League news. Edit the columns to suit your needs –…
Critter Cubes
This game for students simulates collecting a benthic macroinvertebrate sample using the Save Our Streams protocol. Perfect if you want to teach students about macroinvertebrates and stream monitoring but can’t…
Advocacy Ignites Action to Address Nitrate in Southeast Minnesota Groundwater (Webinar)
In April 2023, environmental and public health groups in Minnesota asked the United States Environmental Protection Agency to use its emergency authority to address concerning nitrate levels in the groundwater…
SOS Equipment Lists
A list supplies needed to conduct a Save Our Streams chemical or biological survey, including links to purchase.
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.